 Former President Goodluck Jonathan and his Ghanaian counterpart John Mahama have emphasized the need for quality and transparent leadership coupled with inclusive democracy in governance in Africa towards addressing some of the socio-economic and political challenges facing the continent. They made the call in a Biokuta, the Ogun state capital, during the 87th birthday ceremony of the former President Ulusegung Obasanjo, held at the Ulusegung Presidential Library in the state capital. Imminent personalities, which include former President Goodluck Jonathan, former President of Ghana, governors of Ogun and Bialsa states, Bishop Hassan Kuka, religious leaders, family and friends, were at hand to celebrate the former president. Former President Jonathan and his Ghanaian counterpart John Mahama advocated a renewed transparent leadership inclusive democracy but decried winner-takes-all syndrome. At any given moment in the life of a nation, strong and defiant leadership was needed in the pre-Kudunial struggle for African liberation and independence, not a leadership of humility. At the time we were fighting for the independence of our nations, we needed strong, defiant leadership. So a humble leader would not have done, a weak leader would not have done it. If I give you another example, none could have been more effective as England's wartime minister, that was the church who was called the Bulldog. Former President Obasanjo, while appreciating dignitaries for their love and prayers, however said that a liberal democracy inherited from the western world has not engendered the desired development on the continent. We are rethinking liberal democracy because if it is relevant to their culture and their history, what they have given us is not relevant to our culture and to our history. Now I believe that when we are able to have democracy that is African in content, sufficiently African in content, in culture and in history and in practice, the sort of thing that happened in Plateau State recently will not happen. Because the idea of, well, we will win by hook or by crook and you go to court, there will be no question of going to court because you won't have to win by hook or by crook. To many who were present at the occasion, former presidents has continued to be a leading light in the political development of the continent of Africa. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.