Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said this in his message on Democracy Day and second year of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
Tinubu’s comment may not be unconnected with fears that there might be a coup plot.
Recall that Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, less than two weeks ago, said he received information that some individuals were approaching some officers and soldiers for political reasons.
The APC chieftain, in a statement by his media office, said ”Democracy Day and our commemoration of it must be more than an empty ritual. It must add up to more than another reason to have another holiday.
”We, as a people, choose democracy as our preferred form of governance not because it would be easy to achieve or to hold even once we have it.
”We choose democracy because history has taught us that the welfare of the people is best and perhaps only secured by government responsive and accountable to the people. This can only be democracy.
”Many Nigerians have fought and sacrificed to enshrine democracy as our way of governance. We mark this day in honour of these people, many of whom laboured in obscurity and without proper thanks, to achieve this precious thing for the nation.
”We mark this day to keep in remembrance that we must not take this good form of government for granted. We must keep and nurture it, not for democracy’s sake, but for our own sake.
”We must remember that should we fall asleep, there are those who would like nothing better than to take our democracy from us,” he said
Edited from Daily Post
*Coup keh?
Shior
ReplyDeleteYoruba man for Calabar go say
Kokoro tin jeh Efor inu Efor lowa
"The ants wen dey eat vegetables, na inside the vegetables e dey"
@Galore
In as much as military rule is bad some of these political thieves would not have had the guts to steal monies belonging to the masses...
DeleteI am told in Ghana market women who sold above control price were flogged between their thighs,though it's barbaric but people need it to reset their brains!
Well said galore,I believe it is one of them instigating the coup using buhari's health to there advantage
DeleteI'M NOT A FAN OF MILITARY GOVT BUT WILL TAKE MILITARY OVER THIS BUNCH IF CORRUPT THUGS. They consist of Former drug baron, touts, thugs and uneducated rogues. They were all a disgrace to the country and the best thing for the country is for the military to take over from them before the situation get worsens than it is now
DeleteI'M NOT A FAN OF MILITARY GOVT BUT WILL TAKE MILITARY OVER THIS BUNCH IF CORRUPT THUGS. They consist of Former drug baron, touts, thugs and uneducated rogues. They were all a disgrace to the country and the best thing for the country is for the military to take over from them before the situation get worsens than it is now
DeleteWe honestly don't need this people running this country. They all need to be wipe off from the face of the planet for peace to reign.
DeleteToo many people involved in democracy ( house of rep and the senate). And each one of them wants to become a billionaire at the expense of the. country. The military need to please take over and seize over their ill gotten wealth
Coup bawo?we refuse to be cowed by military men. The worst democracy is better than having the military at the helm of affairs
ReplyDeleteThis Tinubu guy is using reverse psychology
DeleteYou're absolutely right. We say no to military regime.
DeleteWe have married two husbands & the last time I checked military regime is better than this nonsense democrazy
DeleteNigerians need to be led by the military.They are unruly beings.We have no business with democracy sorry to say
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteYou are right. Very unruly tribalistic beings. Nigetians need iron hand but the only fear is even the military has been compromised.
DeleteGod abeg may the coup be perfected. Cos i don't see the positive impact of democracy. So much Stealing, impoverishment on in the name of democracy. Let military take over. Democracy day without light, is that one a democracy day? He's scared of going to prison or running on exile.
DeleteI agree we need d coup
DeleteNo matter how compromised the military were, I in comparable to this bunch of rcorruot thieves that we have now. I have never seen a country where the country was so bad that they are begging the military to take over. We need a patriotic Nigerian do for this country what Jerry Rawlings did for Ghana many years ago
DeleteSadly we are not ripe for this "Democracy" dumped on us by the West but military governance is way outta of the matter. We just have to strive to move forward. God bless Nigeria
ReplyDeleteIs it not better than the rubbish we have now called demononsense? Oshi!
ReplyDeleteGbam!!! I don't even believe we have a president. This country has taken many steps backwards by our greedy politicians and electorates. I just taya abeg.
DeleteEnter your comment... We need the millitary back. Nigeria is not ripe for democracy. We are still decades backwards believing in ethnic, religious, gender and age factor sentiments.
ReplyDeletePlease, you people should stop scaring us oh......wetin....If military want take over they should so I beg........so far price of things will come down..........Our mumu don do.....WTF
ReplyDeleteTo me we've not been practising democracy if I may say because if we had things wouldn't had been like this...you see this form of government has been deterred by our so called leaders, they've all failed us they no nothing than to get there pours secured just too greedy for the betterment and the constitutional right of the peoples of this great nation...even the so so called tinubu himself is a chief monumental thief , all is trying to do is to secured is so called curruptful and dominancy interest...let not get it twisted if the military interceptions is what's gonna bring this country back to form or normality it would be generally welcomed....if the meritocratic system has failed then let's give the dictatorship system the second time trier regardless if is not in fashion around the world or not.
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