- Messages continue to pour in for Nigerians as the country marks its Democracy Day today, Tuesday, May 29
- All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Honourable David Idris Zacharias has congratulated Nigeria on the occasion
- He urged governments at all levels to improve Nigeria's democratic way of life
APC chieftain, Honourable David Idris Zacharias has congratulated Nigeria on the occasion of the 2018 Democracy Day.
The Kogi-born politician who is also the convener of a self-named foundation, canvassed that Democracy Day commemoration in Nigeria must be more than an empty ritual and not another reason to have another holiday.
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In a statement sent to NAIJ.com, Honourable Zavharia said: “We, as a people, choose democracy as our preferred form of governance not because it would be easy to achieve or to hold even once we have it.
“We choose democracy because history has taught us that the welfare of the people is best and perhaps only secured by government responsive and accountable to the people. This can only be democracy.
“Many Nigerians have fought and sacrificed to enshrine democracy as our way of governance. We mark this day in honour of these people, many of whom laboured in obscurity and without proper thanks, to achieve this precious thing for the nation.
“We mark this day to keep in remembrance that we must not take this good form of government for granted. We must keep and nurture it, not for democracy’s sake, but for our own sake.
“We must remember that should we fall asleep, there are those who would like nothing better than to take our democracy from us.”
He congratulate Idah Federal constituency, President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Yahaya Bello on the occasion and urged them and their governments to continue to do all it can to protect and improve Nigeria's democratic way of life.
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Meanwhile, presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (KTT), has charged Nigerians to stand up and ensure that democracy is not endangered as a result of the action or inaction of any person or group of persons that have come to reap where they have not sowed.
KTT, in a statement sent to NAIJ.com, expressed hope that Nigeria can and, indeed, will be great again “with an honest, selfless, listening, committed and focused leadership that will treat us fairly and equally, irrespective of our beliefs, creed, and/or the circumstances of our birth.”
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Source: Naija.ng