The Peril of Sycophancy: Nigeria’s democracy teeters on the edge, by Emman Usman Shehu In Nigeria, a nation of 230 million people whose democratic dreams have been tested by decades of turbulence, a single outburst can lay bare the fragility of its political soul. When Dumebi Kachikwu, a close ally of President Bola Tinubu, accused Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), of “undermining” the president by recognising the David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), he did more than spark a political firestorm. His...