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By Akani, Christian
The Concept of human rights has inexorably become an integral part of
democratic governance. This is of utmost importance, especially for the
survival of any political institution. The people who constitute the
benchmark of all philosophical inquires and policies must be taken into
consideration so that the raison d’etre of the State would be realized. It is
not out of place that ancient political writers have placed more emphasis
on the efficacious organization of a political community so that a virtuous,
patriotic and hopeful populace would be produced. For Aristotle,