'If You Rig Elections To Remain In Power For Long, You Create The Environment For Soldiers' – Joe Keshi

A Former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Joe Keshi has alleged that rigging elections to remain power is proportional to creating an environment for military takeover. He said in an interview with Arise TV news that African leaders refusal to allow democracy to flourish has caused the recent military coups in the African continent. 

He said, ”It is the people who have failed to allow democracy to flourish that are responsible for these actions. Those who are not prepared for peaceful change should be prepared for violent change. If you rig elections to remain in power for so long, you create the environment for soldiers. We need to be very careful in this continent. 

When the first coup happened in Africa in 1958 in Togo. Before you could say Jack, it became fashionable for Soldiers to just get out of bed one night and seize power. We are now having something similar because African leaders have refused to allow democracy to flourish.”

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