Nigeria, June 16 -- The immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has delivered a sobering critique of Nigeria's democratic journey, declaring that despite 25 years of uninterrupted civil rule, the country still lacks the true substance of democracy. Speaking at The Platform Nigeria event on June 12, 2025, Jega said Nigeria has mastered the "rituals" of democracy-elections, political transitions, campaigns-but continues to fail in building institutions that serve the people, uphold justice, and inspire public trust..

IS Prof Jega right in perceiving Nigeria's democracy as "Hollow"?; And are we listening at all? Professor Attahiru Jega's recent remarks strike a raw and necess...