The earlier Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar emphasised the significance of June 12 in commemorating Nigeria’s democratic journey, whereas urging political stakeholders to bolster their dedication to the concepts and ensures of democracy.
Abubakar highlighted the importance of Democracy Day in his Democracy Day take care of, stating, “The secondary objective of declaring every June 12 as Democracy Day in our nation is to commemorate the historic previous of our prolonged journey of turning right into a safe democratic nation. Actuality be suggested, there’s no substitute to democracy as a sort of authorities.”
Reflecting on the 25-year-old democratic dispensation, he paid tribute to key figures who sacrificed for Nigeria’s democratic transition, along with Basorun MKO Abiola, his partner Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, Tafida Shehu Yar’Adua, and Alfred Rewane.
“It is commendable that for 25 years, we have witnessed an uninterrupted season of electoral politics. It is an unprecedented epoch in our historic previous,” Abubakar well-known.
He acknowledged the efforts of the Nigerian of us and political class in nurturing democracy nonetheless expressed concern over its current state, notably its failure to ship prosperity and liberty.
“Our democracy should not be however virile if it frequently fails to ship the ensures of prosperity and liberty to the parents,” he remarked.
Abubakar criticized the earlier 9 years beneath the All Progressives Congress (APC) for inflicting vital hardship, poverty, and insecurity.
Abubakar criticized the earlier 9 years beneath the All Progressives Congress (APC) for inflicting vital hardship, poverty, and insecurity.
Nonetheless, he positioned larger accountability on the opposition occasions for not efficiently uniting to downside the ruling event.
“The opposition political occasions are rather more accountable than the ruling event for the seeming lack of functionality to return collectively and impress a coalition that may retire the ruling event and articulate a plan of wonderful governance that may earn the conviction of Nigerians,” he acknowledged.
At current, the failings of the opposition occasions to uphold the efficiency of their existence is the primary menace to our democracy. The earlier they perceive that the fortunes of Nigeria lie of their forging a coalition, the upper it would probably be for our nation and the parents.”
