 Now, former president Goodluck Jonathan says democracy in Africa has gone through a period of crisis characterized by social tension, coup d'etat, insecurity and poor management of elections in recent times. The former president said this during the 2023 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue with a theme, Breaking Browns in the Democracy, Development Nexus in Africa, which took place in Yenagwa. Now, Jonathan said the theme of the dialogue underscores the fact that Africans must see democracy beyond elections and critically look at the nature of elections and what happens after. Leadership should work towards ensuring that democracy translates into economic well-being of the citizens. We need to look at a gap or gaps in our democratic system and seek to understand why democracy in many of our societies has been unable to guarantee peace and economic growth for the citizens. Democracy should be able to encourage development and have a social growth of the society. Democracy is above the people and should be able to uplift the social condition of the citizens. Democracy draws its strength from the people. It must work to ensure that its impact in the lives of the people is felt and appreciated. As leaders, we have a responsibility to ensure that democracy endures by adhering to the rule of law, respecting the rights of the people, strengthening public institutions and ensuring that we implement policies that will impact positively on the lives of our citizens.