Excluded! Rigged Out!! How Elitocracy, Kakistocracy and Inheritocracy Locks 99.5% of Nigerians Out of Democracy.

di PhD Mike Ezeatu (Autore)

CivicBridgePress, 2026

Who gets to lead Nigeria—and who gets locked out before the race even begins? In Excluded! Rigged Out!!, Mike Ezeatu, PhD, argues that political exclusion in Nigeria is not an accident of history but the predictable outcome of systems deliberately designed to favor a privileged few. Through clear analysis and compelling examples, the book examines five powerful mechanisms that restrict opportunity: the high financial cost of seeking political office, the culture of godfatherism, the recycling of political elites, patronage-driven public employment, and preferential access to educational opportunities. Rather than offering a partisan critique, this book invites readers to examine how these practices weaken democracy, undermine merit, fuel youth unemployment, encourage brain drain, and sustain cycles of mediocrity and corruption. Throughout the book, revealing comparisons with established democracies illustrate that more inclusive and merit-based alternatives are both practical and achievable. Provocative yet measured, Excluded! Rigged Out!! challenges citizens to rethink the meaning of democratic participation and to recognize that meaningful reform begins when ordinary people refuse to normalize exclusion. This is a book for every Nigerian who believes that leadership should be determined by competence, integrity, and public trust—not by wealth, connections, or inherited privilege.

• Autore: PhD Mike Ezeatu
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: CivicBridgePress
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798235270497