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The Former Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has urged African leaders to prioritize rule of
law, reconstruct public trust and strengthen governance institutions to intensify
democracy and depress military coups in West Africa.
His Media Adviser, Mr Ikechukwu Eze, made the call at a
two-day sub-regional dialogue on sustaining democratic principles in West
Africa holding in Dakar, Senegal in proxy of the former president.
He tasked African leaders
to promote transparency, accountability and enclosure in their state policies to
convey the dividends of democracy to their wards.
The former President, who is the chairperson of the West African
Elders Forum (WAEF), organizers of the event, also noted that the shortfall of
trust and space between imagination and reality was another basis for the
democratic reversals in the region.
Jonathan attributed “the
non-adherence to democratic principles; disregard for the constitution, lack of
respect to constitutional term limits and flawed elections as factor to insecurity and the ultimate collapse of constitutional
governments anywhere..
He urged leaders and citizens to put hands on deck to uplift
their regions and embrace principles that define their humanity and issues that
promote solidarity.
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