Cord leader Raila Odinga has urged African countries to invest in credible elections as a way of promoting continued economic growth.
Odinga who was speaking in Nigeria further challenged the continent to fight corruption and complete transition to democracy.
“It is not a matter of creating new anti-corruption institutions or revamping the existing ones. The key is a president or a prime minister who is genuinely committed to eradicating corruption, commands the trust and confidence of the people and is prepared to lead from the top,” Mr Odinga said this during a lecture at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Nigeria on Wednesday.
Odinga further stated that the continent’s social and economic future rests with embracing democracy and fighting corruption “openly and honestly.”
The opposition chief was giving a public lecture on The Crisis of Nation State in Africa.