Nigeria Should Adopt the Swiss Cantonal System of Government

Just like I have done in that past, I will go attack point by point parallel to my opps. My opp. rebuts my point about how a government system does not solve or alleviate language problems, by pointing out his evidence about how "In the Western world of the mid-nineteenth century, language became accepted as the most important single defining characteristic of nationality. " I have three problems with this that I should have stated before. 1) This evidence is EXTREMELY outdated, being over a half a century old, thus a more recent study must be needed to affirm this claim and 2) It talks about the WESTERN WORLD! !! ! The western world does not apply to Africa, much less Nigeria, thus this piece of evidence is off topic 3) Lastly, I would argue that contrary to my opp"s evidence, "The peacemakers of Versailles tended to define national boundaries on the basis of language zone," I would argue that they defined national boundaries according to what was previously recognized pre-war, not based on language. I can't believe that my opp keeps arguing that the Swiss model is so well, being the one "Of all systems of governments known to man, the best that has been successfully practiced. " What! The Swiss System's noticeable difference from other Democratic governments is that it is Directorial, and that is not the reason why the entire society is one of the best. The OECD ranks Australia as the worlds best country, with Switzerland coming in at a solid. .. .6th ( . http://www.rediff.com... ) therefore my opp. cannot make the claim that the Swiss model is the best model in the world, when in fact it is not (plus it only works in one country. ) I am not going to waste a paragraph explaining how Switzerland is different from Nigeria, just look to my above arguments. But I would argue that the "accountability mechanisms" that keep the Swiss well-off cannot be implement in Nigeria. Democracy doesn't work in Africa, much less Nigeria. I will re post my evidence here: "In Rwanda, President Paul Kagame has become a darling of the West for leading an economic renaissance in a nation traumatized by the 1990s genocide. But in upcoming August elections, Kagame looks set to duplicate his implausibly high 95 percent victory in the last vote and is pressing charges against an opposition leader for "divisionism," namely downplaying the genocide. In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni, who denounced dictatorship in Africa when he took power in 1986 and was seen as another great democratic hope, has said he"ll try to extend his 24-year tenure in presidential elections next year. In Gabon and Togo, the deaths of long-serving autocrats Omar Bongo and Gnassingb" Eyad"ma has meant elections in which power was smoothly transferred"to their sons. Disastrous polls in Nigeria and Kenya in 2007 were worse than those countries" previous elections, and current trends show little hope for improvement. Mauritania, Guinea, Madagascar, and Niger have all had coups since 2008, while Guinea-Bissau has been effectively taken over by drug cartels. " According to . http://www.newsweek.com.... Plus the corruption wouldn't be stopped by these "accountability mechanisms. " Overall showing how 1) Switzerland doesn't compare to Nigeria 2) The systems in Switzerland won't work in Nigeria and 3) Democracy simply doesn't work in Africa due to Corruption and other problems To Crystallize: -The Swiss form of Government won't help Nigeria as -They are two extremely different countries -The Swiss system, even though it works with one multi-lingual and multi-ethnic country, that it would work for others and solve there problems, but my opp. fails to see that you would need to change the whole country to fix it, its economic system, its cultural and social foundations etc. -Violence would occur because whenever you change a government, a revolution is needed -The Swiss Government isn't the best in the world Also I am not ignoring my opp's research and evidence. I am refuting each piece of evidence he/she gives by providing my own as well as rebuttals. Therefore I urge a negative ballot