June 12: Stand against anything hindering democracy, Tinubu tells Nigerians

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The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to stand against anything that hinders democracy from prevailing.

Tinubu made the call in a congratulatory message to the nation on Friday, as the country marks her Democracy Day on June 12.

According to him, democratic good governance should offer solutions to national challenges.

The former Lagos Governor stressed that Nigerians should stand for democracy despite the challenges they were going through.

In his words: “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.

Tinubu added that Nigerians should stand against those engaging in insurrection and violence as well as those trading in bigotry and hatred.

“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.

In his conclusion, the APC leader urged Nigerians to remember MKO Abiola, whose victory on June 12, 1993, Presidential Election was ‘stolen’.

“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.

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