Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Sddo has conveyed his deepest sense of disappointment "that military coup d'etats have come back in fashion in our region and are seen as the answer to the instability being spread from the Sahel by jihadist activity, and by some as the answer to difficult economic conditions, or unpopular government policies." Mr Akufo-Addo said this in a Facebook post after delivering the Keynote address at the launch of "A Journey In Service", the long-awaited autobiography of one of the most extraordinary military statesmen, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday, 20th February 2025.
His Facebook post said "I called on West African and African countries to remain resolute after years of hesitation, argument or experimentation on the consensus that multi-party democracy is the most suitable form of governance structure for our continent." His participation in the event was at invitation of the Board of Trustees of the IBB Presidential Library Foundation.
According to ex-President Akufo-Addo, he used the opportunity provided by the glittering assembly of Nigeria's Who's Who at the event to He therefore urged them to leave no stone unturned in making democracy attractive to their citizens. "It appears that we have our work cut out for us all over again to try to build and consolidate the democratic structures in our countries to gain the confidence of our populations, especially to show that the road to prosperity would be faster and longer lasting when we are democratic," he stated.
