Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said bad governance is at the root of the recent coup d’etat sweeping through some African countries.

The 86-year-old former President disclosed this at an interactive session on public service and governance held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library with members of Africa for Africa Youth Initiative who came from Botswana, Benin, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.

According to Obasanjo the practice of democracy without integrity bad governance, nepotism, and favouritism amidst sit-tight syndrome are fuelling the coup d’etat in Africa.

Recall that within the last two months, the military had taken over democratically elected governments in Gabon and Niger Republic due to poor leadership and mismanagement of the countries’ resources.