President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has enjoined Nigerians to participate actively in the democratic process and collaborate with government to strengthen the institutions in order to reach the Eldorado.
Mark, in a remark to mark this year’s Democracy Day, said it was by deliberate decision and design that Nigeria chose democracy as the best form of government suited for our pluralistic society.
Mark therefore canvassed that Nigerians owe it a sacred duty to nurture and sustain the democratic institutions.
He noted that democracy should not be seen or perceived as those in government versus those outside government, adding: “We must all keep faith.”
Mark stressed that democracy is participatory and representative enough to carter for all interests where no one or group would be marginalised or oppressed.
He said: “Whether in or outside government, everybody is a stakeholder in the democratic process.
“Both the ruling party and opposition parties are stakeholders in the democratic arrangement.
“Everyone is important and every role is relevant.
“Therefore, we are all passengers in the same boat, so we must pilot it safely so that the boat would not capsize.
“All we need is to ensure that the tripod of Presidential system of government, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary arms, are all alive and responsive to their assigned constitutional roles.
“I am very convinced that if we all play our respective roles honestly and with the fear of God and putting the people at the centre of all our actions this country will be a better place.”
Mark promised that the Senate and indeed the National Assembly on its part will live up to its billing by enacting laws for the good governance for the nation.