A former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday said Nigeria’s democracy is bedevilled by lack of party-based politics, issued based politicking, untamed political violence, winner takes all mentality, growing influence of money in politics, exploitation of loophole to subvert the will of the people and social media and spread of fake news.
NEWSBREAK reports that Fayemi spoke at the 2023 Port Harcourt International Conference, sponsored by Rivers State government, with the theme: Deepening Democratic Culture and Institutions for Sustainable Development and Security in Nigeria”, which held at Obi Wali International Conference in Port Harcourt.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart pointed to the scholarly assertions of late Claude Ake, on feasibility and possibility of democracy wherein there has to be enduring democratic culture and democracy being structured to be developmental in nature.
“Though, there are some political milestones achieved since1999, there is no doubt that we still have a Longway to go in building a robust culture of power and politics that is both democratic and sustaining,” he said.
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