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Nigerians Must Stand Against Insurrectionists, Killers – Tinubu

12Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

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Nigerians Must Stand Against Insurrectionists, Killers – Tinubu

As Nigeria marks Democracy Day today, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to stand against insurrectionists and killers destroying the country’s democratic institutions. Tinubu said this in a statement he signed on Friday titled, ‘June 12, 2021: Democracy Day Statement’ – amid secessionist agitations from the South-East and South-West. Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, said one of the inspiring accounts that would be written about Nigeria was how it transitioned from the darkness of authoritarian military suppression into the light of democracy and the establishment of popular government based on the sovereign will of the people. The statement read, “On this memorable day, we mark, with respect, and honour the sacrifi...

Democracy Day 2020: President Muhammadu Buhari’s Full Address to Nigerians

“Nigeria has risen by 25 places on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking from 146th to 131st and is now rated as one of the top ten reforming countries.” Fellow Nigerians, The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles.2. It is a day to honour our founding fathers who toiled to establish our republic and every Nigerian who has worked tirelessly to sustain it. 3. We are celebrating this year’s Democracy Day despite the COVID-19 pandemic which afflicts our nation and the whole world. 4. It is indeed a very difficult time for everyone especially those who have lost loved ones to the virus and those wh...

Nigeria: Nigerian Points to Lies in President Buhari’s Democracy Day Speech

A Nigerian young man on social media pocked holes in President Buhari's democracy day speech, pointing out what he called lies. See his post below: "I just watched President Buhari’s Democracy Day Speech and I am stunned at the level of lies contained in just one speech. Quite possibly Buhari just broke the Guinness World Record on most lied in a speech ‪#BuhariDemocracyDayLies‬ ‪"Buhari lied by claiming to increase foreign reserves. PMB met a reserve of $32 billion on May 29, 2015. In 3 years he has borrowed ₦11 trillion. This is more than PDP borrowed in 16 years combined. It is from this debt that he has ‘increased’ our reserve #BuhariDemocracyDayLies‬ ‪"Buhari lied by claiming ‬Integrated Personnel And Payment Information System (IPPIS) as an achievement. IPPIS was initiate...