Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has said that democracy remains the best system of establishing governments because it guarantees respect for the fundamental rights of individuals to choose their leaders, IgbereTV reports.
Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State capital where he chaired a roundtable discussion, which was held in honour of the late governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, and in commemoration of his posthumous 72nd birthday.
Speaking on the theme of the Roundtable, Election Security and Good Governance in Nigeria, the VP noted that democracy as a “ system of governance guarantees the accountability of the elected to the electorate. As the electorate determine in every electoral cycle by their free choice whether the mandate given was properly utilized.