The Appointment Trap: How executive control over critical offices is strangling good governance in Nigeria, by Professor Love Obiani Arugu  Introduction: A Nation Perpetually Under Construction Nigeria is a country that has been building itself for over six decades, yet finds its democratic architecture perpetually incomplete. The materials are abundant: a large and talented population, vast natural resources, a vibrant civil society, and a constitution that carries within it the language of rights, accountability, and separation of powers. Yet the building never quite rises to its full potential. The floors are...