Democracy With Lack Of Integrity, Bad Governance, Nepotism, Favouritism, Sit-Tight Syndrome Fuelling Coups In Africa — Obasanjo
Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday posited that bad governance is the cause of the recent coup d’etat sweeping through some African countries. According to Obasanjo the practice of democracy without integrity, bad governance, nepotism, and favouritism amidst sit-tight syndrome are fuelling the coup d’etat in Africa. The 86-year-old made the submission at an interactive session on public service and governance held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library with members of Africa for Africa Youth Initiative who came from Botswana, Benin, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Information Nigeria reports that in the last two months, the military had taken over democratically elected governments in Gabon and Niger Republic citing poor leadership and mismanagement of the countries’ resources as takeover reasons. Obasanjo said that as much as he hated military rule having suffered untold hardship under the ...