The President of Liberia, George Weah, is expected in Lagos to speak on the practice of democracy in Africa on February 6, at a conference organised by the Centre for Values in Leadership. Mr Rasheed Adegbenro, Senior Vice President, CVL, made the disclosure during a courtesy visit to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Lagos office on Thursday. “We are asking the big question: Is Democracy making life better for us in Africa?’’“We were told by the Western World that democracy would ensure new investments and make life better for everybody in the developing world by attracting Foreign Direct Investment. Adegbenro disclosed that a panel of six discussants will talk extensively on the practice of democracy in Nigeria and Africa at the roundtable. He said that there was a saying, ” Talk to NAN, Talk to All” which explained the strength of the agency in terms of mileage.

Source: Punch January 31, 2019 17:37 UTC