We have all the institutions a supposed democracy has on paper, but in reality, they are not effective or are designed not to be. Share Saturd 🔐 Login OR 📝 Register To continue reading this article Obadiah Mailafia Politics, Economy and Society Share Join BusinessDay whatsapp Channel, to stay up to date Open In Whatsapp YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE Columnists Marriage Memoirs — Part 4 Columnists What the IMF Saw: Nigeria, state fragility, and the crisis beneath Africa’s recovery Columnists Encountering grief: Different pathways (Part 1)