Oyo State Governor, Engr ‘Seyi Makinde, has charged members of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters to recommend amendments that will strengthen the nation’s democracy and unite the country.
The governor, who gave this charge on Friday while playing host to the federal legislators in his office, added that Nigerians must be made to have confidence in the nation’s democracy and participate in it.While encouraging them to be open-minded about their task, Governor Makinde said, “I have seen people who were given the opportunity to change the trajectory of the nation but because of selfishness and personal interest they missed the road.
The governor said, “Why do people go to court after an election? It is because they feel cheated. If you open up the space and you have transparency, nobody will go to court. Now that our democracy seems to be holding, because since independence this is our longest democratic experience, it is our responsibility as leaders to deepen the democracy.”
Makinde, who stated that young people would always have his support, noted that many of the nation’s pre-independence and First Republic leaders assumed positions of authority in their 40’s.
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