In that country, democracy suffered a huge setback when on August 18, the military seized power and truncated civil rule. AS NIGERIA PROVIDES leadership in Africa, we must ensure that both ourselves and other countries learn lessons from the Mali experience. President Buhari must use the Edo and Ondo elections to demonstrate Ecowas’ commitment to credible electoral process. MALI HAS SHOWN the dangers that arise when we fail to protect the electoral process. The talk in other parts of the world is whether west Africa is about to suffer a relapse towards military rule.

Source: Front Page Africa September 02, 2020 07:07 UTC