Seat of Plutocrats

Chippla writes "...How could Nigerian society have evolved in such a way that those who legislate in it receive such treatment that well grounded medical doctors, engineers and professors could only dream of? Could this really be called a democracy? One goes to elect someone who ends up living the life of a plutocrat amidst want and squalor so prevalent in society...This crisis of Nigerian society lies in the fact that its ruling class sees no reason why it shouldn't live like the ruling class anywhere else in the world. The truth however is that Nigeria is not like 'anywhere else in the world' – it is a poor developing country with a pathetically low per capita income..."