You Can’t Compare Burkina Faso To Nigeria Irrespective Of What Ibrahim Traore Is Doing

Legal historian and author Richard Akinnola has cautioned against drawing direct comparisons between Nigeria and Burkina Faso, particularly in the context of leadership styles and governance.

Speaking during an interview on the Edmund Obilo Podcast, Akinnola noted that while many admire the bold leadership of Burkina Faso’s current military leader, Ibrahim Traoré, and the late revolutionary Thomas Sankara, Nigeria’s scale and complexity make such comparisons unrealistic.

“The population of Burkina Faso is less than Lagos, so you cannot compare Burkina Faso to Nigeria irrespective of what,” Akinnola said. “Yes, we know what Traoré is doing, what Sankara did in the 80s, but there are two.…..For More READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶