Nigeria, June 14 -- Speaking in an interview on African Independent Television (AIT) Adibe cautioned that democracy becomes vulnerable when political institutions and actors revolve around one individual, a trend he said could pave the way for authoritarian rule.

Drawing parallels with other democracies, the University Don argued that prolonged dominance by a political party does not necessarily threaten democratic governance.

"If you go to Japan, for example, the Liberal democratic Party of Japan which was formed in 1955 has dominated the politics except two periods; and it's still a dynamic democracy.

If you go to South Africa, the ANC has dominated since 1994 and is still a democracy. In our own case, the fear is not about one-part...