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A former UK Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, has called for stronger opposition parties in Nigeria, as it will strengthen democracy and make elected leaders deliver campaign promises to Nigerians.
At an International Conference on Democracy and Good Governance held in Port Harcourt in Rivers State on Tuesday, Mr Straw stressed that a sound democracy empowers the government and also the opposition.
He pointed out that corruption in Nigeria was hindering the growth of democracy.
“Wide spread corruption and well-functioning democracy systems are wholly incompatible. Corruption is another way through which the elites maintain their power and disproportionate wealth and cheat the majority of what is rightly theirs. It is by no means the only reason, but it is certainly one reason, why Nigeria is not matching the potential which it so evidently has.
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Source: CHANNELS
At an International Conference on Democracy and Good Governance held in Port Harcourt in Rivers State on Tuesday, Mr Straw stressed that a sound democracy empowers the government and also the opposition.
He pointed out that corruption in Nigeria was hindering the growth of democracy.
“Wide spread corruption and well-functioning democracy systems are wholly incompatible. Corruption is another way through which the elites maintain their power and disproportionate wealth and cheat the majority of what is rightly theirs. It is by no means the only reason, but it is certainly one reason, why Nigeria is not matching the potential which it so evidently has.
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Source: CHANNELS
