The Peril of Sycophancy: Nigeria’s democracy teeters on the edge – A rejoinder, by Engr. Bello Gwarzo Abdullahi, FNSE The thought-provoking essay by Dr. Emman Shehu, titled “The Peril of Sycophancy: Nigeria’s Democracy Teeters on the Edge,” necessitates a rejoinder in support—particularly in light of Nigeria’s alarming drift toward autocracy, as underscored by the actions of the APC-led administration and its operatives. We find ourselves ensnared in a predicament aptly encapsulated in Hausa as “A doke ka a hana ka kuka”—to be beaten and simultaneously forbidden from voicing one’s grievances. Nigeria...