WAEC Government 2022 Question 50

Question 50

Democracy and Representative Government

The following options are today the biggest threat to the democracy of West African States except

  1. A.election disputes and related violence
  2. B.military intervention in politics
  3. C.youth unemployment
  4. D.non involvement of traditional rulers in politics
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (non involvement of traditional rulers in politics)

Explanation

Electoral violence, coups (as in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Niger since 2020) and youth unemployment threaten democracy; keeping traditional rulers out of partisan politics does not.