*Felix Morka, Esq., National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, says the party thanks Nigerians for continued support to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda, assuring citizens the country’s ‘best days are ahead’

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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it heartily congratulates Nigerians on the occasion of Democracy Day June 12, 2024.

The party noted it remembered and celebrated Nigerians’ illustrious patriots whose conviction and sacrifices bequeathed to the people the democracy that the country celebrated.

Felix Morka, Esq., National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, in a statement issued Wednesday recalled after the protracted military rule, “civilian democracy was restored to our dear nation in 1999, and has now endured for 25 years, uninterrupted, and with strident hope for a future of democratic consolidation and prosperity for our people.”

Morka asserted “all Nigerians must take pride in this remarkable achievement.”

According to the National Publicity Secretary, embedded in the idea of political democracy is the intrinsic and instrumental value of the sovereign power that it bestows on citizens to choose, of their own free will, those who govern as well as the power to hold them accountable through periodic elections and other constitutionally enshrined mechanisms.

He, however, noted that like with every human device and agency, democracy is not without its imperfections and challenges.

Morka stated: “Our country has had its fair share of setbacks, pain and disappointments. “These are inevitable and inescapable by-products of democratic construction.

“But importantly, it has set us, irreversibly, on course to build a strong, vibrant and resilient nation.”

He said: “Democracy provides us the opportunity of essential freedom to harness our finest human and material resources, under the participatory authority of our people, for beneficial and sustainable governance.”

The party also asserted: “On the occasion of democracy鈥檚 silver jubilee, it is remarkably auspicious that our country is under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a veteran advocate and defender of democracy, exemplary progressive and visionary whose contributions to the enthronement of democracy and nation building are simply monumental.

Morka stated that in just over a year in office, President Tinubu’s administration has made “impressive gains revamping our infrastructure to support the massive expansion of the Nigerian economy,聽implemented multi-sector reforms to remove age-long debilitating policy distortions and contradictions in the economy, tackled insecurity and revitalised the country鈥檚 security architecture, channelled resources to important social investments and poverty alleviation initiatives, initiated constructive engagements with relevant stakeholders aimed at achieving better wages and living standards for citizens.”

President Tinubu鈥檚 bold target of building a $1 Trillion economy for Nigeria in a few short years received amplified validation by the International Monetary Fund鈥檚 (IMF) with its recent forecast that Nigeria鈥檚 economy would be nearly $2 trillion by 2029.

“There can be no better indication that the Renewed Hope Agenda is right on course, and that our best days are ahead,” stated Morka.

APC further noted that as a clear-sighted democrat, President Tinubu is fully conscious of the existential challenges confronting our good people, particularly the unintended economic hardships of necessary policies that he has enacted to reset the Nigerian economy for sustainable growth and development.

According to APC National Publicity Secretary, the President, like others before him, could have taken the easy and convenient road, doing more of the same while the country’s economic malaise festers.

Tinubu, however, in demonstrating courage, had decided to walk the difficult path and tackle those challenges at their roots.

The party stated: “He remains steadfast and committed to delivering a better, safer, stronger and more prosperous country while taking deliberate and necessary measures to mitigate transient reform attendant hardships.

“We thank Nigerians for their unwavering support of President Tinubu鈥檚 administration and our great Party.”

The Publicity Secretary added: “We are confident that the democracy we celebrate today will usher in an era of economic freedom and secure a brighter future for our highly deserving citizens.”

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