The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, yesterday said democracy in Nigeria has become a nightmare.
Addressing the Church and Mission Leaders’ Summit organised by Gideon and Para-Mallam Peace Foundation in Abuja, the CAN president said over 250 ethnic nationalities are plagued by religious, ethnic, communal and resource conflict.
He said the “Benefits from oil wealth could not touch the lives of the people equitably and this has fueled both resource control and secessionist agitations.”
In his keynote address, the archbishop said, “In our time, democracy that proves to be the best form of government anywhere in the world is fast turning to a nightmare for us.
“The February and March 2023 polls were characterised by manifest irregularities and a lot of ordinary people are fast losing hope in the democratic system of government in Nigeria. This in itself is a major conflict that will require peacebuilding efforts to persuade the different political parties that participated in that election to embrace peace for the good of the nation.
“If this is not done, it may take a long time to restore the confidence of the majority of Nigerians to keep faith in government institutions again, particularly, the electoral body.”
