*** Says Politicians get into office and become DictatorsTHE Immediate past Vice President of Sierra Leone, Alhaji Sam Sumana, yesterday said that if Nigeria as a country must be where other African countries place it and get its place among the comity of nations, the country must as a matter of urgency, strengthen the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC I order for the electoral body to more efficiently and effectively achieve its set objectives.
In his goodwill message yesterday in Abuja at a 2-day Roundtable on the evaluation of the last general elections during the National Roundtable with the theme: “The role and Performances of Stakeholders in the 2019 General elections, issues, challenges and prospects”, which was put together by the Centre for Transparency Advocacy, CTA in collaboration with Chairmen of Nigeria Political Parties, the former Vice President also took a swipe at politicians who use democracy to get to power and at...
Speaking further, Sumana who thanked Nigeria and Nigerians for the roles played in ensuring that peace returned to the then war-torn country of Sierra Leone, however said that democracy in Africa is a learning process, adding that other African countries learn from Nigeria as well as look up to Nigeria as the giant of Africa, hence it has become imperative for us it get it right as a nation.
“We look up to you to emulate the good examples those examples can help us to be sure that Africa is no more seen in the eyes of the camera for the wrong things but Africa will be seen as a continent of reform so that we can transform our continent and be partners in the socio-economic development of this great universe.“We use democracy as a conduit to get into office, when we get into office, we become dictators.
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