Post by Harry Haggi (@Accidentallyawake)

Federal Power Becoming Over-Centralized
The federal government’s interventions in Rivers created another major debate:
Was Abuja stabilizing democracy?
Or managing elite political interests?
The declaration of emergency rule in 2025 intensified fears that constitutional tools could be used politically. �
Reuters +1
Even when legally defensible, heavy federal intervention in state political conflicts creates a perception problem:
that state autonomy is weak,
and that political survival depends more on presidential alignment than voter support.

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