Below is a full text of President Bola Tinubu’s democracy day broadcast on Monday morning. In the speech, he addressed various issues affecting the country and also extolled the legacy of late Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola. Fellow Nigerians, 2. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says the state government will continue to improve lives of the people, as such remains the ultimate goal of democracy. Sanwo-Olu said this in his Democracy Day message on Sunday. He said that since 1999, successive governments in Lagos state had worked hard to meet the yearnings of the […]
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ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY 12TH JUNE, 2022 Fellow Nigerians, Today, June The 12th, marks another Democracy Day anniversary and an occasion to celebrate the freedom and unity of […]
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Nigeria’s Presidency has confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday address Nigerians. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Adesina said the broadcast to the nation on June 12, at 7.00 a.m. is part of activities marking Nigeria’s Democracy Day. ”Television, […]
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Fellow Nigerians,1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. 2. It is a day to honour our founding fathers who toiled to establish our republic and every […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation in a broadcast in celebration of Democracy Day on Friday June the 12th, which he declared in honour of the late MKO Abiola Fellow Nigerians, The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an […]
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated Nigerians for marking this year’s Democracy Day and called for unity. According to the Speaker, since 1999, Nigeria has come a long way in democratic practice, noting that the country’s system is growing by the day. In a statement by his Special Adviser […]
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The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the Public Holiday Act Amendment Bill to recognise June 12 as the new Democracy Day. The passage of the bill is coming almost one year after President Muhammadu Buhari announced that the date would replace May 29 for Nigerians to commemorate the return to the civilian government. While some […]
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A human rights activist and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, says by declaring June 12 Democracy Day, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has put an end to the “hypocrisy” of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. In a statement, Falana said declaring June 12 as Democracy Day “validated the integrity of the fair and free election that […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says President Muhammadu Buhari is using the name of late Moshood Abiola, presumed winner of 1993 presidential election, to gain “political capital” and sway Nigerians. On Wednesday, Buhari conferred on Abiola posthumously, the award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) — 20 years after his death. The president […]
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