Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that free and fair elections remain the best way to remove leaders who fail to deliver on their mandates.
Speaking on Wednesday at the 2025 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) Democracy Dialogue in Accra, Ghana, Jonathan warned that the failure of democracy to meet citizens’ expectations could fuel desperation and open the door to auth%ritarian rule.
He stressed that Africa’s democracy is under strain, with electoral manipulation posing one of its greatest threats. According to him, some leaders expl%it flawed systems to stay in power against the people’s will.
“If we had credible elections, leaders who fail to perform would be voted out,” he said. “But in many cases, the process is manipulated to perpetuate them in office.”
Jonathan emphasized that Africans desire freedom, fair representation, quality education, security, healthcare, jobs, and dignity, adding that when these needs are neglected, citizens lose faith in governance.
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