The senior Vice President of the Centre for Values in leadership, Mr Rasheed Adegbenro has disclosed that the President of Liberia, George Weah, will be in Lagos to speak on the topic, “practice of democracy in Africa” on Feb. 6.
He also confirmed that the Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Hassan Kukah, will also speak on the practice of democracy in Africa at the conference, with the theme “Is Democracy Making Life Better in Africa?”
According to Mr Adegbenro, who said the conference was part of the organisation’s social service initiatives in the last 15 years to enhance national development and make life better for the citizenry.
In his statement he was quoted saying; “This year, we are taking a look at a very sensitive issue which borders on democracy. We are asking the big question: Is Democracy making life better for us in Africa?. We were told by the Western World that democracy would ensure new investments and make life better for everybody in the developing world by attracting Foreign Direct Investment. We have been practicing democracy for over 20 years now in Nigeria and we have not moved forward the way we ought to. Questions are arising and we really need to know if democracy is bringing us the desired development”.
