Let us not ignore the gender angle either. Out of 109 senators, only four are women. Patricia Etteh, Nigeria’s first female Speaker in 2007, was forced out over a N628 million renovation scandal—meanwhile, men accused of far worse have held onto power.
Picture this: You’re in London, Atlanta, or Toronto, scraping together $200 to send home to Lagos, Nairobi, or Harare. It’s for your mom’s medicine,...
