Former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has lamented military incursion in Nigeria's political space, insisting the action negatively affected the nation's development.
Speaking yesterday in Lagos during the public presentation of Challenges of good and democratic governance in Nigeria, a book in honour of renowned constitutional lawyer, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, he noted that the nation was better off during the "early years of our independence."He said if the military had not intervened in governance, "I am sure we will be doing as well as countries that we were at the same level of development at that time namely Malaysia and South Korea. The reason is that the structure of governance in this country has not allowed us to attain political stability and develop our resources."
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