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Soyombo Opeyemi writes that military officers seize power in order to enrich themselves
Below are excerpts from the article, “Nigeria and Mali at 60: Reflections on lust for power”, published in the some national papers on October 31 2020.
“In virtually all the cases, whether in Nigeria or Mali, no military officers seize power on behalf of the people. The military usually cashes in on the frustration of the public to stage a coup in order to satisfy the lust of its officers for power. Hence one military coup usually leads to another.”
The situation is the same in Mali. The rigging of parliamentary elections, using the electoral body and the judiciary, the abuse of power and misuse of security agents against the people (protesters) constituted the proverbial last straw that broke the camel’s back.