Nigeria: Adamawa - When Will This Nonsense Stop?

15 October 2014
opinion

Hard as one tried to take one's mind off politics and events in Adamawa State of Nigeria, one find's a compelling reason every week to look in.

Every passing day, some bizarre or outlandish social or political occurrence lends itself to commentary, and for an opinion columnist, it is an undoing experience. One does not want to be boxed into the corner of local politics. But the story of Adamawa State continues to run like a long blockbuster movie, with a suspense rolled over to each next day, forcing one to again dwell on the locality's happenings. Unfortunately, Ada-mawa State today is Nigeria's political laughing stock, and it is so bad that many prominent citizens feel, rightly, ashamed to publicly identify with it.

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