POLITICSJun 14 · 12:34 UTCPREMIUM TIMES NIGERIAOlolade Bamidele

June 12: Broken bottle on our forehead, bludgeon on the back; democracy, is this your face?, By Festus Adedayo

The article recounts a 2000-2001 Presidential Media Chat event at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja, where President Olusegun Obasanjo engaged with editors. The title and content critique democracy through imagery of violence ('broken bottle on our forehead, bludgeon on the back').

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