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FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said Africa politicians are replacing military coups with political coup d’ tat to remain in power but he, however, insisted that such cannot sustain the African continent.

President Jonathan stated this while speaking on behalf of other awardees at the 17th graduation ceremony of Igbinedion University Okada, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State.
He was honoured with the degree of Doctor of Science by the Igbinedion University. He said “What happened in the last governorship elections in my state, Bayelsa and Kogi state. “Especially in Kogi state when that young lady was burnt alive in her house, something that should not happen in any normal society. Something is fundamentally wrong with our political system. “Only yesterday in the Ndjame Niger Republic, we were discussing the politics of our continent. Most of us former Heads of State, Presidents, former presidents, vice presidents. “The way Africa politics is going we are replacing military coup with a political coup de’ta and that cannot sustain the continent”, he said.

He pleaded with politicians to play politics by its rules for the overall interest of Nigerians and commended the founder of the University for his perseverance and doggedness for sustaining the university over the years saying that government alone cannot champion the course of its citizen’s education alone. He also called on the founder of the institution to resuscitate his moribund Okada Airline to add to the nation’s aviation sector adding that Nigerians wanted it back. Earlier, the Hon. Chancellor, Sir Gabriel Igbinedion, said the institution, in its first 20 years, has graduated well over 1000 doctors while the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) says it has inducted only a little over 82,000 medical doctors. The Institution’s Deputy Chancellor, Lucky Igbinedion who spoke for his father, the Hon. Chancellor of the institution, Sir Gabriel Igbinedion also said the World Health Organization (WHO) disclosed that Nigeria needs a total of 237,000 doctors for efficient healthcare delivery but only 35,000 doctors are available. On his part, the pro-chancellor and chairman, governing council, Prof. Sheikh Amhed Abdullah, he tasked the students to use the knowledge gathered over the years to transform the country. Also speaking, the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki while commending the university for its success recorded since its inception, said his istration has invested much in the education sector through the introduction of the EDOBEST programme where teachers are trained and retrained stressing that it has made students and pupils move from schooling to learning.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/11/african-leaders-plotting-political-coups-to-remain-in-power-jonathan/

DEMOCRACY is not for the black men. by this time 3019 i dont think africa can catch up with other continents in 2019

Smalldick123:
DEMOCRACY is not for the black men. by this time 3019 i dont think africa can catch up with other continents in 2019

We need another system of government... . It only works in Botswana and Namibia.
We need a new system that will make the black race shine and stop living to racist stereotypes.

Hmm

Democracy is a scam.

He also called on the founder of the institution to resuscitate his moribund Okada Airline to add to the nation’s aviation sector adding that Nigerians wanted it back

SMH!
Jona, u try no be small!

Interesting

Democracy is a method by which the White men decides who rules Africa. They control Africa and mask it with Democracy.

Translation to life presidency were attempted by IBB, Abacha, OBJ but they all failed woefully.The present silly subtle attempt being made by the tyrannt Nigeria have today will not only die a natural death but end catastrophic.

No be lie

The great IUO. I hope by now they have been able to control the use of drugs (coda & ref) in that school because a lot of kids out there need to visit a rehab

Noted

This is worrisome.

The way Dickinson was outgunned.

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Okay

The heading is misleading

God help our Country and our Continent

I have always maintained that democracy does not work in Africa. Africans are simply too complicated for such a simple system as democracy.

African leaders are just greedy. Greedy People cannot relinquish power when they ought to.
Jonathan would have done same if you take away the FEAR factor.

Vanhooijdonk:

We need another system of government... . It only works in Botswana Namibia.
We need a new system that will make the black race shine and stop living to racist stereotypes.

you are right

Ok sir why Africa?

shots fired

They will fail woefully

This is an Abuse of Democracy...

Vanhooijdonk:

We need another system of government... . It only works in Botswana Namibia.
We need a new system that will make the black race shine and stop living to racist stereotypes.

Everything the racist idiot Botha pointed out took place among other races at one point or another, funny that a race responsible for killing hundreds of millions in two world wars is accusing Africans of killing each other.

Jonathan was a hero, though his wife wasn't a heroine

Goodluck really demonstrated what democracy is all about.