Obasanjo: ‘Disputed elections are better than no elections’
30 January 2019 |
5:20 am
In an exclusive interview ahead of Nigeria’s elections, former president Olusegun Obasanjo talked to DW about why he feels there are reasons to celebrate democracy in Africa, even if a lot remains to be done.
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