Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution: A hallmark of retrogression in community development, by Love Obiani Arugu   When Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999, many of us believed the 1999 Constitution would be a tool for progress, especially at the grassroots. It was meant to empower local governments, deepen democracy, and ensure that development reached the ordinary citizen. Today, more than two decades later, that hope seems increasingly misplaced. The truth is simple, our constitution centralises power at the expense of local communities. Local governments, the institutions closest to the people are often denied...