The article reflects on Nigeria's political history, beginning with the coups that started in 1966. It notes that Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was killed and military rule replaced parliamentary government. Subsequent coups, the civil war, and decades of undemocratic power changes followed. The piece suggests that Nigerians became accustomed to leadership that demanded little of itself.
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