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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that democracy in Africa is not just failing but dying, attributing its decline to a lack of alignment with African values and realities.

Speaking at the 60th birthday colloquium of former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, in Abuja, Obasanjo questioned whether Africa was truly practicing democracy or merely adopting a flawed version of Western liberal democracy.

“If you are talking about democracy failing in Africa, democracy in Africa has failed. And why has it failed? Because in context and in content, it is not Africa. It does not have any aspect of our culture, our way of life, what we stand for, what we believe,” he said.

“Are we talking of democracy or are we talking of western liberal democracy. When we talk of democracy, we should that in Africa, before the colonial rule and the colonial power, we had a form of government, which attended to the needs of our people. And whatever you call it, to me, it is democracy. Because what is democracy about? The American president Abraham Lincoln defined it as government of the people, by the people, for the people.

“Democracy is meant to be a system of government that delivers and delivers to all the people, not just a section of the people, not just a few. But what do we have today? I believe since we’ve gone past the Greek democracy which brought everybody to the square and everybody has a say in the decision making which affected everybody, democracy has now become representative democracy and representative democracy has not taken care of everybody.”

Obasanjo argued that Africa had its own governance systems before colonial rule, which better served its people. He criticised the current system, saying it enables leaders to “grab everything illegally and corruptly” while telling the people to “go to court,” even when justice is unattainable.

“Today, we have democracy, which is government of small number of people, by small number of people over large number of people who are deprived of what they need to have in life. That is not democracy that will endure.

“It is, I am because I can grab. What sort of democracy brings you and you grab everything and then illegally, corruptly and you say go to court. When you know that even in the court, you cannot get justice. It’s not that democracy is failing, democracy is dying and if we are going to make democracy not to die, we have to look at democracy in the context and in the content of Africa. I hope that we will get to that stage so that democracy which will deliver will be the democracy that we will have in Africa.”

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People only have idea about good governance when they are not in government.

When they are in government, there is likely something that always wipe their memories on good governance

Nigeria's democracy fared relatively better OBJ, Yar'Addua, Goodluck Jonathan. However, since the advent of these current demons in government, it was more of increasing lawless autocrats and tyrants.

Racoon:
Nigeria's democracy fared relatively better OBJ, Yar'Addua, Goodluck Jonathan. However, since the advent of these current demons in government, it was more of increasing lawless autocrats and tyrants.

In M.I, nothing has changed about you positively since Apc came to power. Is that what you are insinuating?

Oba, it's okay, you've had your own share of leadership, can you rest now?

You destroyed a whole community for a flimsy excuse, can you call that democracy??

Meka Una rest abegi.

Nigeriany are irredeemable folks please allow the dust to settle. Anyone hoping that it would get better is only deceiving themselves.


It can only get worse!

Shut up daddy? U lay d foundation

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Racoon:
Nigeria's democracy fared relatively better OBJ, Yar'Addua, Goodluck Jonathan. However, since the advent of these current demons in government, it was more of increasing lawless autocrats and tyrants.

Obj conduct the most shitty election in the history of Nigeria.

Racoon:
Nigeria's democracy fared relatively better OBJ, Yar'Addua, Goodluck Jonathan. However, since the advent of these current demons in government, it was more of increasing lawless autocrats and tyrants.

Always lamenting!

But why are all these so called elder statesmen so afraid to talk to Tilumboo directly?

Well

This man again.
I knew that the hypocrite will soon say something or write another letter.

Evening pushing negative news

Are you guys not tired of negativity?

Racoon:
Nigeria's democracy fared relatively better OBJ, Yar'Addua, Goodluck Jonathan. However, since the advent of these current demons in government, it was more of increasing lawless autocrats and tyrants.

Really....😆


Fear God na...except you were born in 2005-2007 because you guys are now graduates (20yrs old).

OBJ wey dey announce election result when people were still in Poling unit.

We know you hate APC and Tinubu,Do you hate being intelligent and objective too?

No be everything you you dey view with your jaundiced biased eyes!


Among all those people you listed the closest to democratic president is GEJ..,and don't even forget that it was under GEJ, Millitary invaded national assembly and locked the gate..Remove OBJ so that people can take your serious

Baba has spoken and I concur with you Sir.

APC miscreants and Yoruba ronus will start insulting him despite he's their fellow Yoruba man

Make obj go rest abeg...

You whey wan go for a third term out of greed... You no get mouth at all abeg.

Democracy is a massive fraud white men used to play the Africans. Africans are caged colonially and will never develop.

Watch closely and understand that white men are completely different from black people, emotionally, mentally, physically and psychologically.

Of all people to talk!!!!

Obasanjo please respect your old age and don’t get people angry

Mr “do or die affair”

The man that still has the record of the biggest election rigging that has ever happened in Africa

Sir uncle Obj, you have zero moral right to talk of democracy in Africa.

When it's not in your favour, it becomes failure...
Obj, respect your age and elder statemanship, no allow them push you. We know them... they will be here soon

Racoon:
Nigeria's democracy fared relatively better OBJ, Yar'Addua, Goodluck Jonathan. However, since the advent of these current demons in government, it was more of increasing lawless autocrats and tyrants.

I'm now convinced you are a 12 year old boy.

Under OBJ, election was a do-or-die affair to him.

Votes dey always number of ed voters.

It's this same OBJ that wanted to change the constitution so he can run for 3rd term and then possibly become life President.

Only in Nigeria you see crooked Politicians turn to saints when out of office.

In a sane society, electoral criminals like Obasanjo and people like you ing him suppose dey inside dungeon.

This man Obasanjo! The man has no conscience, has no shame!

Having said that he is absolutely right!

We are trying to be what we are not what is alien to us.

helinues:


People only have idea about good governance when they are not in government.

When they are in government, there is likely something that always wipe their memories on good governance

just like tinubu...right?

Racoon:
Nigeria's democracy fared relatively better OBJ, Yar'Addua, Goodluck Jonathan. However, since the advent of these current demons in government, it was more of increasing lawless autocrats and tyrants.

It's a lie. Nothing has changed. Most of the politicians have switched.

I when this same akpabio was in pdp, I you people were always praising him, he has always been a bad man.

It's was obj that started this nonsense election rigging. Even yar adua confessed that the election that brought him in was terribly flawed.

Trf

Yes sir

Racoon:
Nigeria's democracy fared relatively better OBJ, Yar'Addua, Goodluck Jonathan. However, since the advent of these current demons in government, it was more of increasing lawless autocrats and tyrants.

Mr Racoon

Is so obvious now that you are a LIAR !
A HYPOCRITE!!

You don’t have to lie in order to justify your arguments

If you don’t like Tinubu, it’s a different ball game than lying that Obasanjo election was fair

He conducted the worst election in the history of Nigeria and he should be among the worst in Africa

Even chatgpt could not hide the truth
Even Fela Kuti never liked Obasanjo,, he sang to continuously insult him while he was alive

If OBJ succeded in making 3
That means Buhari for dey lead us till 2027

Person wey wan change constitution to allow him run for third term is also talking about democracy failure in Africa.

Coming from the same Obasanjo that said the transition election he was supervising through Maurice Iwu was a "do or die affair".

Baba OBJ, even thou I have high regard and respect for your economic achievements as a president, but u just have to keep quiet now on this one sir.

You did a similar thing before and you would still have done a similar thing again.