Newspointer May 19, 2024
By Our Correspondent
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo and notable world leaders are to deliver keynote addresses at the Summit on the State of Democracy in Africa, scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.
The summit is a collaborative effort of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library and the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, with support from the Ford Foundation and Trust Africa.
A statement by the organizers of the summit issued in Abuja on Sunday, May 19, reads:
“The summit will serve as a high-profile forum to evaluate and discuss challenges and opportunities for democratic governance across the continent. Taking place against a backdrop of significant political changes, including a recent surge in military coups, the summit will address pressing threats to fragile democratic processes in various African countries.