A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that Nigerians have not been able to enjoy the dividends of Democracy since the advent of the present democratic rule because of bad governance.
Jega, while delivering a paper at the retreat organized by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Monday, said that Nigeria has been experiencing bad leadership since the return of the Civilian administration.
While lamenting that though Nigeria parades leaders, the country is in short supply of good leaders.
He said, “Nigeria has been on a trajectory of liberal democratic development continuously for 23 years, since 1999, when the military returned to the barracks.
“While every four years we routinely elect representatives into the legislative and executive arms of government, there is consensus that these elements of liberal democratic development have not yet translated into substantive socioeconomic development that satisfies the needs and aspirations of the overwhelming majority of citizens.
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