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[email protected] ISBN: 978-1-68181-557-2 Book Design by Julius Kiskis 22 21 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 1 2 3 4 5 Dedication To my grandchildren; may they inherit a better world. A Time to Heal It is time to heal and not to hurt. Time to build and not to plunder. Time to right the wrongs We have caused one another. Time to make the small things, Which became too big, small again. Time to end, time to keep silent. –Iyorwuese Hagher, PhD September, 2014 Contents Foreword .................................................................................. ix Preface .................................................................................... xiii Acknowledgmernts ..................................................................xv 1. Not Just about Jonathan .........................................................1 2. Reflections on Democratic Governance in Nigeria Since 1999..........................................................................................35 3. Youth Alternatives to the Politics of Chaos .........................48 4. Harnessing Nigeria’s Soft Power .........................................63 5. The Intellectual, the University, and the Future of Nigeria .80 6. The Leadership Challenge and the Destiny of Nigeria ......102 7.