Nigeria Should Adopt the Swiss Cantonal System of Government

No problem! And thanks doyin for setting up this debate. I will begin this round by simply going over the points my opp. brought up, in parallel to how he/she presented it. -My opp. begins this debate by stating that the reason for the corruption is the current political structure and by replacing it with the Swiss version would fix it. This is illogical. You cannot say that since a government in once country is successful, that in turn, it would be successful in another. The United States, a Republic, is considered one of the lowest in terms of corruption, according to the Corruption Perception Index, and then you look at Sudan, also a Republic, and it is one of the worst in the world for corruption. You cannot translate governments and expect it to be successful in other countries, it just doesn't work that way. Also, Democracy hasn't worked in Africa, which is another reason why the Swiss version won't work. Another argument that my opp. brings up is that since "Switzerland is also a multi-lingual and multi-religious society" that it would work in Nigeria. First off, Switzerland is approx 70% Christian, and less than 6% Muslim, whereas in Nigeria, they are closer together. Also, Swiz. is a first world country, with (not to be bigoted) better values and better control for the lack of a better word; whereas Nigeria is a third world country, with conflict constant bubbling. You cannot compare these two nations! Its ridiculous. You would only be creating more conflict because the separation of Nigeria into cantons (I will explain later). -I am glad that Doyin is attempting to bring down my arguments, but I would argue that my analysis of this debate is correct. You would have to look at all aspects of how the Swiss System is better for Nigeria, rather than looking at whether theoretically it would work, which is why I am concerning the "how" in this debate. -I agree with my opp. paragraph about my exposition. -I do also agree that Nigeria's ethnic groups were distinct sovereign Kingdoms DURING THE 1800'S! This is 200 years later, Nigerians who practice Religion are confined to their "pockets" in Nigeria, necessarily not messing with other groups, however if you specifically create cantons, you would be messing with the natural order of Nigeria. As I brought up earlier, Britain tried to create areas inside India (Or India created areas inside India, doesn't matter) and ended up with "a half a million" dead. You cannot think that created divisions in Nigeria (cantons) would equal=peace. That didn't happen in India, and that won't happen in Nigeria. -My opp concedes to my point about "according to History, there have been no peaceful transitions between [different styles or types of] governments". Now, this is an important point into today's debate, as it shows that NIGERIA CANNOT SWITCH TO THE SWISS FORM OF GOVERNMENT. That should be grounds for an automatic win. Anyways, he/she also states that "Nigerians, and Africans, are clearly not benefitting from the status quo (as my opponent clearly stated in his expositions). " This is false, as with the current government, Nigeria is prospering, becoming, according to Citigroup, "the highest average GDP growth in the world between 2010"2050." Along with other things, Nigeria is doing well with the current government, and changing it wouldn't help in any way. -I am not "concluding that the future of Africa is condemned to what it is now and that Africa should just give up, roll over, die, and cease attempting to make political progress." I am arguing, that Africa needs to learn how to become a better continent by itself, just as Teenagers need to learn life lessons by themselves. It is seen that non-African intervention is not beneficial (Imperialism, the influence of Foreign Aid http://www.cato.org... etc.). Also my opp is being completely immoral, in essentially saying that its okay that there would be a power struggle in Nigeria, "So, with regards to my opponent's concern about power struggle" - what is new? A lot of African governments today already contend with power struggles." He/She is saying because it is already happening, its okay to happen again. This argument is immoral and illogical, why keep repeating negative events? Power struggles shouldn't be thought of as okay. My opp. is clearly not doing what is in the best interest of Nigerians. -ASSUMPTIONS! My opp. is assuming that the transition to a Swiss System would be clean and without bloodshed. This is a complete lie, just look to history. -Lastly, the Status Quo is not perfect, but is better staying the way it is rather than changing it. Nigeria is on a good path, as the evidence I stated ^^^ (economy). There is no reason to change governments. Like the saying goes, "Dont fix what aint broke." To Crystallize: My opp has seen many parallels between Switzerland and Nigeria, and figures, hey if it works in one country, it could work in another. This is the farthest from the truth, as comparing Switzerland to Nigeria is like comparing Apples to tires; there both round, but the similarities stops there. My opponent is being illogical by saying that Nigeria is like Switzerland, they simply aren't. Doyin is making assumptions like there is not tomorrow, essentially saying that the Swiss System is going to be the Savior that Nigeria needs, and that it'll fix everything, however as I proven, it would be more kin to the Anti-Christ (worse for Nigeria). Let Nigeria be, it is alright the way it is, look at the evidence, the Swiss system is not beneficial. For these reasons I urge a Con Ballot.