President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s democracy is improving steadily with deeper understanding of the culture and tenets among the people, and strengthening of the institutions that guarantee free and fair elections.
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Mohammed gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, should have been given the boot the next day after he assumed office. That he has stayed this long in that office means he is stroking the right fingers. He is a telling example of why public offices should not be outsourced on the basis of loyalty.
Dr Orji Kalu, a former governor of Abia, has stressed the need for respect for the rule of law in order for democracy to thrive in the country.
Nicolet-dit-Félix, who gave the advice at the celebration of the 727th anniversary of the Foundation of fulfilment of the Swiss Confederation in Lagos, enjoined Nigerians to always rely on their votes and never resort to violence.
Gboyega Adeniji, the Secretary-General of CNPP in South-West, spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
These critical issues formed discussions at the just-concluded 67th General Assembly and 2018 International Press Institute World Congress held in Abuja for the very first time in the history of Nigeria and attended by some 330 participants and 65 speakers from 37 countries.
Ogidi, who made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, said that developments in the polity were endangering democracy in the country.
Ajimobi, represented by the Commissioner for Health, Azeez Adeduntan, said this on Tuesday in Ibadan at a stakeholders’ conference to mark the 2018 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
They wanted to see the end of us and our pursuit of good governance for Nigeria. You should not forget, as I shall never forget, the strong efforts they made to stop us in the courts.
Abubakar made the call in a statement he issued on Monday in Abuja to mark the 25th anniversary of June 12.
As the country celebrates her democracy day on May 29, 2018, it is imperative to ensure that the tenets that come with democracy are strikingly put into cognizance and not in the other way round. This is so because Nigeria is practicing democracy but it is not willing to adhere to the tenets that come with it.
Coordinator of the centre, Chico Onumah, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, commended the court for the judgment, which also included order for payment of salaries of the lawmaker for the suspension period.
Akeredolu stated this in Akure at the inauguration of the chairman and members of Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission and Ondo State Development and Property Corporation.
The implication of this is that the citizenry, through their elected representatives at various levels of government, can reflect their choices on issues that are of concern to them.
He attributed the situation to “politicians’ autocracy’’, saying that democracy was not thriving in Nigeria because of the autocratic nature of politicians, “who obviously were connected to military rule.
The company, however, said it was trying what it could to stop alleged meddling in elections by Russia or anyone else.
Without mincing words, minority will have both their way and say. The few occasions where the majority get to have their say (when purported primary elections are held), the minority still retain the ultimate power of having their way by superimposing their decisions on the outcome of such internal elections. Internal democracy is slaughtered on the altar of imposition.
It said that it contributed by consolidating, especially in the last one year, on the gains so far achieved in the fight
That year, the military junta led by military leader, President Ibrahim Babangida annulled a democratic election, which threw up late Bashorun MKO Abiola as the undisputed and undeclared winner