National Leader, All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju
Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to stand against those engaging in
insurrection and violence as well as those trading in bigotry and hatred.
Tinubu made the call in a congratulatory message to the
nation on Friday.
He also urged Nigerians to stand for democracy, saying
democratic good governance offered solutions to national challenges.
Tinubu said in spite of the challenges Nigerians were going
through, they must stand for democracy.
“Democratic good governance offers the only reasonable
solution to the challenges confronting Nigeria. Thus, we must stand for
democracy today. We must stand for it, even more, tomorrow,” he said.
The former governor of Lagos State also urged Nigerians to
stand against whatever could hinder democracy.
“We contend against those who would render the people
ignorant and poor.
“We celebrate Democracy Day not only because we have come
far but to help give us the social fuel and encouragement to continue onward
because we have farther to go and even greater things to achieve as one nation
and one people,” Tinubu said
The APC leader urged Nigerians to remember MKO Abiola whose
victory in the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election was ‘stolen’.
He said: “Abiola remained steadfast and surrendered his own
life so that we all might enjoy the democratic victory that was taken from
him.”
TInubu said that without Abiola’s historic efforts and
sacrifices, June 12 would not have been declared the nation’s Democracy Day.
He urged Nigerians to remember others who sacrificed so much
to bring democracy to Nigeria.
“We best honour these people not by reciting their names but
by injecting the spirit and hope of democracy into our words and deeds.
“In becoming better democrats, we also become better at
being Nigerians. I wish all of you a meaningful and happy Democracy Day,” he
said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria now
marks its Democracy Day on June 12 annually instead of May 29.
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