Africa rises as Liberia elections strengthen democracy

• George Yeah Won Honors For Grant Defeat, Congratulate Winner• Change Of Leaders Through Ballot Best For Continent, Say Analysts• CENI Should Under study Liberia Electoral Body On Transparent Polls — HURIWA

Month After military cut of states In Niger Republic And Mali that devastated Africa democratic credentials, last Friday Concession of defeat by Liberia holder president And soccer legend, George Yeah, has THE opposition chief, Joseph Boakaï, After A hotly contested presidential election, has noted THE deepening of democratic culture on THE continent despite THE reverse.

Boakaï would have beat Yeah by just on 28,000 voice After account of voice In THE runoff election led on November 14, This year, by THE National Elections Commission After THE initial survey detained on October ten failed has produce A winner.

Yeah had failed has secure enough voice has avoid A runoff In THE West African the nation elections, with almost all THE results counted. He had garnered 43.79 by hundred of voice In THE October ten survey, while ancient Vice President Joseph Boakai interrogates 43.49 by hundred, according to has provisional results released by THE Commissions.

THE results noted that none of THE suitors could get more that 50 by hundred of voice casting — THE threshold required has be declared winner.

Results of last Tuesday runoff survey published by THE electoral commission After countdown THE ballot papers Since THE vote stations gave Yeah 49.11 by hundred of THE voice casting while Boakai interrogates 50.89 by hundred. Even Before THE commission could officially announce THE results, Yeah conceded defeat has Boakai In A national broadcast last Friday evening, Thus reinforcement democracy In THE country And setting THE pace For other African democratically elected leaders.

"Ladies And Gentlemen, This evening, THE CDC (to party) has lost THE election, but Liberia has won. This East THE time For grace In defeat, has put national interest above staff interest.

"THE Liberian people to have speak, And We to have heard their voice. However, THE proximity of THE results revealed A deep division In OUR country," Yeah said In her speech.

A public business analyst, Mr. Jide Ojo, while noting that he East A of THE rare occasions When A president of A African country will be defeated has THE polls And will grant defeat, underlines, "This East THE kind of thing We need In Africa. »

He underlines: "This East THE kind of thing that can stabilize OUR political regime. This East THE kind of thing that can checkmate military adventurism In policy. Liberia has A history of violence Since THE civil conflict that they confronted In THE 90s, with Nigeria wade In has stabilize THE country through ECOMOG. SO, This East THE kind of thing that can stabilize THE politics.

"If ancient President Good luck Jonathan did not have conceded defeat In 2015, You knew how a lot threats THE Niger Delta activists do In THE press in front of that election. You saw Elder God's will Orubébé trying has disturb THE snack of voice has THE CENI snack center In Abuja. SO, if Jonathan doesn't grant defeat, I am not Of course if We would be to have had Nigeria by NOW. But her grant defeat Really watered tension And help THE country has stabilize. SO, We should celebrate George Yeah For grant defeat; For putting THE country First of all; For not trying has platform himself back In office.

"THE result of THE First of all ballot watch that Liberians were fatigue of him; they Really doesn't to want him Again. He was more Or less dragging. I wish THE President-elect GOOD but he must know that THE cane used has beat THE senior marry East on THE roof high For THE younger A. »

Ojo felicity THE Liberian voters For manufacturing their choice very clear by vote out A holder but exhorted them has moderate their expectations because THE challenge has turn things around In any of them of THE African countries East huge.

On THE import of THE result of THE election on democracy In Africa, Ojo declared that he watch that democracy East get rooted In Africa.

He added: "NOW We can to quote This example of George Yeah grant defeat; We can to quote THE example of Good luck Jonathan grant defeat In Nigeria. We can Also to quote THE example of Ghana, which has become bastion of democracy In Africa. We can Also to quote THE example of Kenya, Or William Ruto, even against THE wish of her ancient chief, Uhuru Kenyatta, was able has defeat Raila Odinga, A old Battle horse And was supported by Kenyatta.

"SO, We need has celebrate these baby not that to show that elections In Africa And THE ballot East always THE best path For A change of government. THE moral lesson East that military take on of power East not THE best path; It is always better has to have change of government through THE constitutional means of having elections. He watch that THE voice of THE people of Liberia to have counted just as THE voice of Nigerians counted In 2015. And I...