The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has declared Nigerian citizens as the true heroes of democracy, commending them for their faith, resilience and untiring support for democracy since 1999, in spite of efforts by few unpatriotic elements to destroy their sense of patriotism and truncate the process.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement on Sunday said the declaration was after a thorough appraisal of the contributions of the people towards the sustenance of democracy in the last 15 years.
He said the real heroes of democracy “are Nigerians citizens who daily make sacrifices for the sustenance of democratic rule in the last 15 years.
“It is their collective choice and resolve to support and maintain democracy as the only system of government for the actualization of our collective aspirations, irrespective of the challenges we face as a people, that have been the underlying impetus for the successes and growth recorded since the emergence of the PDP-led government in 1999.”
“Nigerians have demonstrated their commitment not only by continually trooping out in their millions to vote, defying the sun and the rains, but also in their patience, understanding and continued support for the unity of the nation and the government they love, despite the unrelenting efforts by unpatriotic elements to mislead them”.
Metuh stated that with the support of Nigerians, government has “not only sustained the unity and corporate existence of Nigeria as one indivisible nation where all are free but also achieved an uninterrupted democratic rule by guaranteeing social justice and economic prosperity through strict adherence to the principles of equality and the rule of law.”
This, he said was in addition to guaranteed human rights, freedom of expression, freedom to information and freedom of association to all Nigerians in the last 15 years. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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