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.
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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
While the Nigerians United for Democracy wrote that the “victory truly belongs to the Nigerian people”, Dr. Kayode Fayemi said “it is victory for democracy, it is victory for Nigeria and Nigerians”. Governor Ayo Fayose, in a manner of exceptional cunningness was not left out as he made sure he was the first to send a congratulatory message to the man he had said would die in office. To him, “Nigerians and democracy won
Accordingly, it said it has become necessary to reassure all citizens that the Armed Forces of Nigeria remains committed to its duty in working to ensure the sustenance of peace, law, order and stability in the country before, during and after the forthcoming elections
Among other aims, the centre was established to strengthen national debate, improve governance and encourage Nigerians to take an active role in the country’s leadership
The governor, who made the call while hosting the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah, at the Lagos House, Marina, noted that it is the responsibility of the military to defend and support democracy to grow once any society has moved to embrace it as its system of government
Mark made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja at a special Church service at St. Mulumba’s Catholic Chaplaincy, Apo, Abuja, to mark this year’s Democracy Day
The Governors of Adamawa and Yobe States, Alhaji Murtala Nyako and Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, who were reacting to the calls by Clark and Akpabio for President Goodluck Jonathan to declare full scale emergency rule in the three North East states where partial emergency rule is in force, said it was unfortunate that both men, who are beneficiaries of the country’s democratic rule, could advocate such
The governor has turned the rod of democracy on the people of Oyo State, who, through the ballot, gave him their mandate to rule and manage their collective resources
This might sound strange because that was two nights before the 2007 Presidential Elections, and we were about to lose. It was my first, and only, run in a general election for president, and I knew it would be a heavy loss
In the Palestinian legislative elections of 2006, Hamas won 74 seats to the ruling-Fatah’s 45, becoming able to establish a Hamas majority government. The British Conservative head of the European Parliament’s monitoring team, Edward McMillan-Scott described the polls as “extremely professional, in line with international standards, free, transparent and without violence