President Bola Tinubu has promised to preserve and strengthen democratic institutions and to deliver more dividends of democracy
to Nigerians. Tinubu made this statement during his National Democracy Day speech on Wednesday. He said Nigeria has established a tradition of holding "transparent, open, and fair elections," which gives credence to the country's democratic bearing and…
The president also paid homage to the sacrifices made by those who fought for Nigeria’s democracy and noted his personal involvement in the struggle, saying, “I was among those who took the risk to midwife the birth of our democracy. I am now a direct and obvious beneficiary of the fruits of those historic efforts.”
“Democracy is a way of life that encompasses a broad outlook of which elections are but a part. As such, a nation can have elections without being democratic. But a nation cannot be truly democratic without holding elections. That we have established a tradition of holding transparent, open, and fair elections gives credence to our democratic bearing.
“It is a living, breathing reality. The true meaning of this day is not to focus solely on the great deeds of the past that have brought us to this point. Yes, we pay eternal honour to those who laid down their lives, sacrificing everything to pave the way for the nation. I stand uniquely placed in this regard. I was among those who took the risk to midwife the birth of our democracy. I am now a direct and obvious beneficiary of the fruits of those historic efforts.
‘Democracy without democrats and remarkable dividends’ aptly captures the mood of most Nigerians on the commemoration of the June 12 anniversary that now symbolises the peak of the struggle for democracy in the country .A former vice president and presidential aspirant in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, and other Nigerians, yesterday, toed a different path from President Bola Tinubu’s “understanding” of the country’s economy and the pains felt by the citizenry.
The organised labour movement says while it is not attaching a timeline within which the President will submit a new national minimum wage, it does not expect anything less than six figures.
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