Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has urged African countries to strengthen institutions in order to ensure the peace and security of citizens, IgbereTV reports
Jonathan made this call on Thursday while delivering a keynote address titled “Building an Inclusive Society for the Next Generation” in Abuja.
He delivered the address at the first year memorial and launching of Innocent Chukwuemeka Chukwuma Empowerment Foundation (ICCEF).
According to him, African countries must be deliberate in fostering the culture of inclusion.
Democracy, according to Jonathan , is a political concept that provides the broadest platform for public involvement.
It is based on the intrinsic virtue of human liberty, which includes political, economic, and social rights, the former Nigerian President noted.
Those rights, he maintained, were the foundation upon which democracy’s promises of peace, equality, and justice, as well as its ability to improve citizens’ welfare and social conditions, were built.
He also said democracy is meaningful when citizens are pleased and are protected from political and social risks such as hunger, poverty, prejudice, and persecution.
“There is no gainsaying the fact that attainment of basic human needs and fulfilment of democratic promises of peace and security and the flourishing of human rights are the basic background upon which democracy grows
