Photo: Prof Kila Anthony Kila comments on the recent news that the Lagos State Police have declared Omoyele Sowore a wanted man By Anthony Kila Every democracy requires its nuisances. Indeed, if Omoyele Sowore did not exist, Nigeria’s democracy would have had to invent him. Sowore is not a menace; he is an irritant boisterous, theatrical, occasionally reckless, yet undeniably valuable. He exemplifies those figures that democratic societies must learn to tolerate and even appreciate, for they serve to keep those in power vigilant and ensure that the flame of…
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