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Yusufu Bala Usman Quotes

1945–2005

Yusufu Bala Usman (1945 – 24 September 2005) was a Nigerian historian and politician, who was one of the scholars who shaped Nigerian historiography.He was the founder of the Centre for Democratic Development, Research and Training at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

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There is nothing inherently popular or democratic about rule by civilians in this country or anywhere in the world. The distinction between military rule and civilian rule is a purely legalistic one.

Anyone who refuses “…to face these fundamental facts about our economy and society, when we are on the verge of economic collapse, is not only unpatriotic, but actually treasonable.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Yusufu Bala Usman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.