It should not surprise anyone the attention the forthcoming election is attracting all over the world. The 2019 election is perhaps the single most important event on the continent for next year. Nigeria is Africa’s biggest democracy and whatever affects her, affects at least a quarter of the entire continent. So, it is in the interest of everyone, the international community inclusive, that we get it right and deliver a credible and successful general election.
The 2019 election would represent the 6th attempt at a democratic change of administration and it is therefore crucial to our growing democratic culture and its sustainability. There is perhaps enough evidence that our practice of democracy is not quite there yet, with many optimists holding the view that things would improve with more time. But we cannot wish away the many difficulties this preferred form of governance has suffered in the hands of key stakeholders and actors, hence the need to be on the…
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