*Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urges Nigerians from all walks of life and all parts of the country to unite towards building ‘a more industrious and peaceful society such that all Nigerians might enjoy a greater future’

Emmanuel Akosile | 绿帽献妻

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, has stated that the spirit of June 12, 1993, would expand to become the spirit of Nigeria and national greatness of their dreams.

绿帽献妻 reports Asiwaju Tinubu said this in a statement signed by Mr. Tunde Rahman, his media aide, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Lagos, to commemorate June 12, the Democracy Day.

Monday will be observed as public holiday to mark the event in Nigeria.

It is recalled the current administration in the country a few years agos declared June 12 as Democracy Day by to celebrate late Chief M.K.O. Abiola鈥檚 victory in the presidential election of June 12, 1993.

Tinubu, on the occasion of Democracy Day, also encouraged Nigerians from all walks of life and all parts of the country to unite so as to build a more industrious and peaceful society such that all Nigerians might enjoy a greater future.

The ruling party’s 2023 presidential candidate further noted that the commemoration compels Nigerians, again, to commend President Muhammadu Buhari on his successful efforts at making “June 12 as Democracy Day for their beloved republic.”

The former Lagos State Governor said he would dedicate himself and his upcoming campaign to the spirit of June 12 and what it best symbolises for today鈥檚 Nigeria.

“Just like democracy finally won against dictatorship, I know that prosperity shall overcome poverty, peace shall outlast violence, compassion will conquer hatred and good will defeat evil.

鈥淛ustice, security and economic development will visit and reside in every hamlet, household, village, and city in our nation,” stated Tinubu.

He said: 鈥淭he spirit of June 12 shall expand to become the spirit of Nigeria and our national greatness and destiny.

鈥淢y prayer, on this day, is that people from all walks of life and all parts of the country unite to build a more industrious and peaceful society such that all Nigerians may enjoy a greater future.鈥�

Tinubu noted that on this day, Nigerians will be celebrating democracy and commemorating those who had sacrificed so much to establish this most benign and noble form of governance in the land.

The former governor added that Nigerians should never treat this day as just another holiday on the yearly calendar.

According to him, 鈥渨e must remember why June 12 is Democracy Day and why all Nigerians should honour it.鈥�

The June 12, 1993, election would remain the freest and fairest election Nigeria had experienced up to that moment and it yet remains as one of the best elections the nation had seen, said he.

A new way, according to him, has come to the country even though the present democracy would not have been established without greater struggle.

Tinubu noted that dictatorship would not recede willingly and without struggles.

He stated: 鈥淭he annulment compelled the nation into an epic struggle of democracy versus dictatorship, choice versus coercion, and people versus power.

鈥淚n this confrontation between a bright future and bleak past, goodness and the belief that we can become our better selves triumphed over cynicism and the blatant disregard of a powerful few for the collective welfare of the many.

鈥淒emocracy won but it did so at a high price. The man who should have been president lost his life while suffering in an unlawful detention. Other democratic patriots suffered the same fate.”

Tinubu as well said: 鈥淟ives and livelihoods were endangered and shattered. But the love of the human spirit for freedom and justice is unstoppable.

鈥淣o amount of weaponry, no measure of suppressive force and no amount of propaganda can no longer restrain the cry for liberty and the rightful demand for a voice in how society is governed.

鈥淭hat election, though almost 30 years ago, provides vital and reassuring lessons to Nigeria today.”

The APC presidential candidate acknowledged that Nigerians are capable of democratic excellence and conducting elections as good as anywhere else on earth.

Tinubu noted that late Chief Abiola won a truly national mandate, his victory and mandate, though unfairly and unlawfully stolen, showed Nigeria鈥檚 unity was not an impractical dream.

According to him, 鈥渁lthough we are diverse in terms of ethnicity and religion, we all seek good governance, a better life and the positive things that result from sustained good governance.

The former governor said this year鈥檚 democracy Day holds greater significance because they just concluded fair, transparent, and open primaries in his party.

He congratulated all the other candidates on their nominations and their parties for doing their part to sustain democratic processes as the mainstay of their political life.

He, therefore, prayed for the martyrs of June 12, the statement added.

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