Finland
has just elected a new prime minister and she was a sales girl until her
election. Sanna Marin’s election has sparked political debat
Politics
in most advanced western countries seem to be different from what is practiced
in some African countries Nigeria inclusive. Politics in the west is democratic
in practice.
This implies that the
one who appeals more to the people's aspirations no matter his or her status or
background can become leaders.
But in the African
setting, it does not necessarily follow that way because of the powerful and
the people of high social class dictate who occupy political power.
Nigerians have been
reacting to the emergence of a salesgirl as the new Prime Minister of Finland.
Her emergence has not only sparked controversy over the kind of democracy
practiced in Africa but it has also caused some unsettling in the western world
where class domination sometimes poses a threat to thriving democracy.
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