Nigeria's stool with one leg

 The French man, Lord Montesquieu who gave the world, the theory of separation of powers must be reeling with laughter in his grave for what Nigeria is practicing today under separation of powers.

In Montesquieu's theory, the Executive,

Legislature and Judiciary are supposed to be checks one another but not so in Nigeria.

It surprises me that the Military who dare to suspend portions of the constitution still have more respect for the Judiciary than those who mouth rule of Law.

In Nigeria, governance is about Finance. The Executive hold the purse strings and can do and undo.

With mouth agape, I saw how Lawyers in Nigeria with tails between their legs watched Buhari humiliate Justice Onoghen who was head of the judiciary.

Not a whimper. That was the final nail on the coffin of checks and balances in Nigeria's Presidential System of Government.

In the past, the Legislature use to frighten the Executive with impeachment but it is now more common for Speakers to be impeached than for dissent to come from the Legislature against the Executive.

The Legislative Houses are only active during budget sessions. Their activeness start and end with passing the budget.

They live in perpetual dependence on the Executive for crumbs.

A Presidential System is supposed to function on a tripod with each looking over its shoulder firstly for encroachment on its functions and then on where there is infringement on the Constitution.

I wonder what lecturers would be telling their students about Nigeria's separation of powers?

Asuu is about Salary and students are about cultism and what else?

I do not even know.

In secondary schools, they also learn about Presidential System and separation of powers. If the teachers do not get proper teaching from their lecturers, how well will they motivate their students.

All in all: Emilokan.