Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu is scheduled to address Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast to mark this year’s Democracy Day, on Monday morning. This was contained in a statement by George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF). Akume who also noted that the Democracy Day, with the theme “Hope reassured”, would be celebrated low key, urged Nigerians to take stock of how the nation fared and to assess the dividends of democracy and areas that needed improvement.
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According to the statement, the low-key celebration was due to the recent presidential inauguration on May 29 which was elaborately celebrated. “It is important to note that the Democracy Day has been reviewed to be celebrated annually from May, 29 to June 12 to honour the heroes who championed the struggle and made extraordinary sacrifices for the enthronement of democratic rule in Nigeria from 1999 till date.
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