Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- As Nigeria's Fourth Republic enters its 27th year, political leaders, traditional rulers and policymakers gathered in Abuja on Thursday to interrogate what has worked and what has failed in the country's longest stretch of democratic governance.

The forum, organised by the Daily Trust Group under its annual Daily Trust Dialogue, was convened to assess whether democracy has delivered tangible outcomes for Nigerians beyond the ritual of elections.

The Thursday dialogue with the theme, 'Nigeria's Fourth Republic: What Is Working and What Is Not,' is the 23rd since the organisers set it up.

In his remarks, the chairperson of the forum, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, urged the speakers and panelists to have a "pr...