Nepal’s Political Unrest: A Warning Sign to Nigeria
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Nepal, a small Himalayan nation nestled between India and China, has become an unexpected symbol of political turbulence in South Asia. In recent months, mounting hunger, insecurity, failing healthcare, and corruption have pushed citizens to the brink, sparking widespread protests that rattled the administration of President Ram Chandra Paudel, who assumed office in March 2023. Although Paudel remains in power, the intensity of the demonstrations—driven largely by young people the Gen Z generation —has forced global observers to reflect on the deeper message emerging from Nepal to nations round the world where governance have failed to address citizens’ needs, and public patience runs out. For Nigeria, where similar socio-economic grievances fester, Nepal’s crisis indeed serve as a mirror and a warning. A Cry from the Streets of Kathmandu In Nepal, discontent has been building for years, but recent protests marked a turning point. Citizens, particularly the Gen Z generation, mobil...