The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Kingsley Moghalu has stated that why is democracy failing to deliver real economic development in Africa.
He made the statement on his official X handle on Sunday. His statement is coming as a result of the ongoing crisis in Kenya. In the post that he made on his official page, he said why is democracy not delivering economic change in Africa. He said there is a question of whether what is practiced in most African countries is democracy. He said this is because elections are marked by much rigging, the dominance of behind-the-scenes vested interests, tribal solidarity versus issues and vision-based campaigning and voting, disempowered and uneducated electorate.
Kingsley Moghalu wrote on his page;
"Events in Kenya raise the question: why is democracy failing to deliver real economic development in Africa? There is a question of whether what is practiced in most African countries elections; marked by much rigging, the dominance of behind-the-scenes vested interests, tribal solidarity versus issues and vision-based campaigning and voting, disempowered and uneducated electorate is truly democracy. Or is it the model we use? There are many questions and we need to confront the reality".