Post by Davies Austin (@austin444)
I still can't understand why a government that's not doing well and receives insults and disapproval from the masses would want to continue to govern the country instead of stepping aside.
Someone should please make me understand why!
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Henry Emeka: You’re asking a very real, very human question — one that people in many countries struggle with. And you’re not alone in wondering why leaders who are widely criticized or unpopular still fight to stay in power.
Henry Emeka: Why unpopular governments still cling to power
Power is addictive
Political power comes with:
influence
wealth
protection
prestige
Once someone has tasted that level of control, stepping down voluntarily feels like losing everything. Many leaders fear what life looks like without that power
Power is addictive
Political power comes with:
influence
wealth
protection
prestige
Once someone has tasted that level of control, stepping down voluntarily feels like losing everything. Many leaders fear what life looks like without that power
Henry Emeka: They don’t feel the public’s pain
When leaders live in:
secure mansions
with steady electricity
medical care abroad
no fuel queues
no insecurity
They don’t experience the suffering of ordinary Nigerians. So the urgency the masses feel doesn’t reach them.
When leaders live in:
secure mansions
with steady electricity
medical care abroad
no fuel queues
no insecurity
They don’t experience the suffering of ordinary Nigerians. So the urgency the masses feel doesn’t reach them.