UNCONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT IN THE SAHEL: IMPLICATIONS ON THE CONSOLIDATION OF DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA
Idoko Tom El-Audu, PhD , Abbah Sunday, PhD and Ameh Ujah Emmanuel
Volume 12 Issue 3
Abstract
The unconstitutional change of power in the Sahel and West African countries has elicited justifiable discourse among researchers. The removal of democratically elected presidents through coups d’etat has truncated democratic governments and disrupted good governance and democratic activities, and has deeply created fears in the democratic nations because of contagious effect. The objective of this study is to explore key issues affecting the unconstitutional change of power in the Sahel and its consequences on the democratic nations of Africa. The study adopted the secondary source of data collection, and Content Analysis was used as a research method to systematically analyze text, identify patterns and meanings. The result confirmed that unconstitutional change of governments in the Sahel had negative and significant effect on good governance and fundamental human rights and freedom. The study therefore recommended the intensification of efforts of government to promote good governance in order to discourage the military from attempting unconstitutional change of power. Key words: Coup D’etat, Democracy, Good Governance, The Sahel
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