There is anxiety regarding the sustainability of democratic rule, not just here, but across Africa. Last week, stakeholders again gathered in Abuja, to seek assurances and interrogate a system that promises so much but delivers so little.
The meeting was organised by the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, in partnership with the Olusegun Obasanjo Library, to deliberate on the state of democracy in Africa. As the keynote speaker, former President Obasanjo warned that democracy in Africa is breeding dictatorial tendencies and disregard for the interests of the majority. According to him, democracy is not a “static phenomenon” but needs rethinking and reworking to reflect realities of the people.
He added: “Africa’s past and current attempts at democratic governance prove that Western liberal democracy, lock, stock and barrel, cannot resolve Africa’s governance challenge. There is a great need to conceptualise…
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