Peter Obi and the imperative of speaking truth to power in Nigeria

Everyone is familiar with the famous saying: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” That saying, attributed to Edmund Burke, is as relevant to governance as it is to other human endeavours. Democracy and good governance are dead in any country without strong and probing opposition political parties, a feisty and fearless press, and a vibrant, no-nonsense civil society to hold those in authority to account. Unfortunately, those guardrails are paralysed in Nigeria. Survival instincts, narrow self-inte