Buhari Berates Coup Attempt In Ghana, Says Only Democracy Is Acceptable 

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to an alleged coups attempt in Ghana by a group known as Take Action Ghana (TAG).

His reaction follows announcement by the Ghanaian that it arrested three members of TAG.

Buhari, in a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday, frowned at the development, adding that the days of coups are over.

According to him, only democratic rules will be accepted in Africa.

He said: “Nigeria and Ghana are leading partners in ECOWAS, and Transparency International and Afrobarometer’s Africa Index 2019 attested that both countries have recorded exceptional advances in fighting corruption.

“When you take on powerful and corrupt vested interests successfully, sometimes they seek to push back. As the saying goes, ‘if you fight corruption, corruption will fight back’.

“The only acceptable form of governance in our region in this 21st century is through democratic elections. It is the only way to install – and the only way to change – an administration. The days of coups and government without votes are over.

“All Africans hold the nation of Ghana in the highest esteem as the first post-colonial country to gain independence, and the first African country to hold multi-party elections by universal suffrage. Ghana is the first, true African democracy.

“We in Nigeria hold out – as always – our hands in support and friendship to our brothers and sisters in Ghana”.