Former president Goodluck Jonathan has called on African leaders to identify gaps and seek to understand why democracy has failed to guarantee peace and economic growth for their citizens.
He said the mere show of appreciation and support for coup d'etat shows that Africa needs to rejig its democracy.
He said the GJF annual democracy dialogue is an initiative that brings together stakeholders across Africa to examine issues of democracy and crisis in the continent towards proffering solutions. He said,"Democracy in the continent has gone through a period of crises that thrive by social tension, coup d'etat, insecurity and poor management of the electoral process, which in itself is a threat to our democracy in Africa."
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