The sort of democracy we practice in Africa is pathetic–we need to call it something else, more like shuffling between tyranny and mercy whenever we want.
Though there are limits to free speech, there’s no way anyone naming his dog Buhari should be considered an offence or abuse of freedom of speech.
Yet, the Nigerian man who “named his dog Buhari, Joachim Iroko, aka Joe, was remanded on Monday at the Ibara Prison following his arraignment at the Ota Magistrate Court 2, Ogun State,” reports Punch Nigeria.
Nigerian Man Who Named Dog Buhari Sent Remanded in Prison–And Nigeria is Supposed to Be A Democratic Country?