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Former media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s “fluidity of thought” in his maiden Democracy Day address to Nigerians as President.


Tinubu in his June 12 address acknowledged the hardship being faced by Nigerians in the aftermath of the fuel subsidy removal, and vowed his administration will “reward” their sacrifices with “massive investment” in transportation infrastructure, education, regular power supply, healthcare, and other public utilities that will improve their quality of life.

Nonetheless, Omokri, opined that compared to Tinubu’s predecessor, former President Muhammadu Buhari, he has established a significant improvement in his first two weeks in office.

Giving his stance on Twitter on Monday, he tweeted: “Very commendable speech by President Tinubu. Although Waziri Atiku is my choice and would have done better, I, however, must concede that the President was eloquent, displayed fluidity of thought, and had command of the issues.


“Other than the treatment meted out to CBN Governor Emefiele, I cannot fault the President’s first two weeks in office.

“This speech, in which he acknowledged the pains Nigerians are facing and his promise to alleviate the pains, the sustenance of subsidy removal, deft negotiations with the Nigerian Labour Congress, his accessibility and open door policy, balanced appointments of Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, increasing the retirement age of judges, taking charge of the leadership selection process of the 10th National Assembly, signing significant bills into law, and making progress towards a single exchange rate, has established that he is a significant improvement on Buhari.

“Nevertheless, I fully support Waziri Atiku Abubakar’s petition at the Presidential Election Petition Court, and I am very hopeful that he will emerge victorious. May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

We just need to be positive and hope for a better Nigeria we can call our own.

TEXT OF DEMOCRACY DAY NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON JUNE 12, 2023.

Fellow Nigerians,

2. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people.

3. The abortion, by military fiat, of the decisive victory of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the June 12, 1993, presidential election, up to that time, the fairest and freest election in the country’s political evolution, turned out, ironically, to be the seed that germinated into the prolonged struggle that gave birth to the democracy we currently enjoy since 1999.

4. In rising to strongly oppose the arbitrary annulment of the will of the majority of Nigerians as expressed in that historic election, the substantial number of our people who participated in the struggle to de-annul the election signified their fierce commitment to enthroning democracy as a form of government that best ennobles the liberty, the dignity of the individual and the integrity as well as the stability of the polity. The fierce opposition to the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election and the unrelenting pro-democracy onslaught it unleashed was the equivalent of the battle against colonial rule by our founding fathers that resulted in the gaining of Nigeria’s independence in 1960.


5. Just like the anti-colonial movement, the pro-June 12 vanguard demonstrated, once again, the enduring validity of the 19th century historian, Arnold Toynbee’s eternal postulation, that civilization and societies experience progress as they are forced to respond to challenges posed by the environment. The unjust annulment of a widely acknowledged free and fair election was a challenge that elicited resistance by a resurgent civil society, leading ultimately to the attainment of our ‘second independence’ as exemplified by the return of democratic governance in 1999.

6. Fellow compatriots, we celebrate a day that has remained a watershed in our nation’s history, not just today, but for every June 12, for the endless future that our beloved country shall exist and wax stronger and stronger, generations of Nigerians will always remind themselves that the democracy that is steadily growing to become the defining essence of our polity was not gifted to us on a silver platter.

7. We can easily recall the sacrifice and martyrdom of Chief MKO Abiola, the custodian of the sacred mandate that was so cruelly annulled. He sacrificed his life in unyielding, patriotic defense of the ideals of democracy as symbolized in his choice, by his fellow countrymen and women, as their duly-elected President. There was an easier choice for him. It was to forgo the justice of his cause and opt for the path of ease and capitulation in the face of the tyranny of power. To his eternal credit and immortal glory, Abiola said no. He demonstrated the time-tested eternal truth that there are certain ideals and principles that are far more valuable than life itself.

8. Everyday, on this day, down the ages we will recall the several other heroes of democracy such as Kudirat Abiola, wife of Chief Abiola, who was brutally murdered while in the trenches fighting on the side of the people. We remember Pa Alfred Rewane, one of the heroes of our independence struggle and Major General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua (rtd) who were silenced by the military junta while in pursuit of democracy. They gave their yesterday for the liberty that is ours today.

9. The point is that we must never take this democracy for granted. We must forever jealously guard and protect it like a precious jewel. For, a people can never truly appreciate the freedoms and rights democracy guarantees them until they lose it

10. We have traversed the dark, thorny path of dictatorship before and those who experienced it can readily testify to the unbridgeable gap between the dignity of freedom and the humiliation and degradation of tyranny. True, rancorous debates, interminable wrangling, ceaseless quarrels, bitter electoral contestations may be perceived by some as unattractive features of democracy. But they also testify to its merit and value.

11. This year, we held the seventh in the cycle of elections that have become sacred rituals of our democratic practice in this dispensation since 1999.

12. That the polls were intensely contested is in itself positive evidence that democracy is well and alive in our land. It is only natural that even as those who won and experienced victory in the various elections are elated and fulfilled, those who lost are disenchanted and disappointed. But the beauty of democracy is that those who win today can lose tomorrow and those who lose today will have an opportunity to compete and win in the next round of elections.

13. Those who cannot endure and accept the pain of defeat in elections do not deserve the joy of victory when it is their turn to triumph. Above all, those who disagree with the outcome of the elections are taking full advantage of the constitutional provisions to seek redress in court and that is one of the reasons why democracy is still the best form of government invented by man.

14. For Chief MKO Abiola, the symbol of this day, in whose memory June 12 became a national holiday, democracy is eternal.

15. It is about rule of law and vibrant judiciary that can be trusted to deliver justice and strengthen institutions. It has become imperative to state here that the unnecessary illegal orders used to truncate or abridge democracy will no longer be tolerated.

16. The recent harmonization of the retirement age for judicial officers is meant to strengthen the rule of law, which is a critical pillar of democracy. The reform has just started.

17. The democracy that will yield right dividends to the people who are the shareholders means more than just freedom of choice and right to get people into elective offices. It means social and economic justice for our people. To the winner of June 12, democracy offers the best chance to fight and eliminate poverty. Thirty years ago, he christened his campaign manifesto, ‘Farewell to Poverty’ because he was convinced that there is nothing divine about poverty. It is a man-made problem that can be eliminated with clearly thought out social and economic policies.

18. It is for this reason that, in my inauguration address on May 29, I gave effect to the decision taken by my predecessor-in-office to remove the fuel subsidy albatross and free up for collective use the much-needed resources, which had hitherto been pocketed by a few rich. I admit that the decision will impose extra burden on the masses of our people. I feel your pain. This is one decision we must bear to save our country from going under and take our resources away from the stranglehold of a few unpatriotic elements.


19. Painfully, I have asked you, my compatriots, to sacrifice a little more for the survival of our country. For your trust and belief in us, I assure you that your sacrifice shall not be in vain. The government I lead will repay you through massive investment in transportation infrastructure, education, regular power supply, healthcare and other public utilities that will improve the quality of lives.

20. The democracy MKO Abiola died for is one that promotes the welfare of the people over personal interests of the ruling class and one where the governed can find personal fulfillment and happiness. That is the hope MKO Abiola ignited throughout our country in 1993.

21. On this year’s Democracy Day, I enjoin us all to rededicate ourselves to strengthening this form of government of free peoples that has been our guiding light these past 24 years. In particular, those of us who have been privileged to be elected into public offices at various levels in both the executive and legislative arms of government must recommit ourselves to offering selfless service to the people, and delivering concrete democracy dividends in accordance with our electoral promises.

22. On my part and that of my administration, I pledge anew our commitment to diligently fulfilling every component of our electoral pact with the people – the ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda.

23. We shall be faithful to truth. Faithful to equity. And faithful to justice. We shall exercise our authority and mandate to govern with fairness, respect for the rule of law, and commitment to always uphold the dignity of all our people.

24. On this note, I wish us all a happy Democracy Day celebration and pray that the light of liberty shall never be extinguished in our land.

25. Thank you all and may God continue to bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.


Source:
https://punchng.com/full-text-tinubus-democracy-day-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1686552950

Biodun556:


May God let Tinubu/Shetima tenure he a source of blessings for me and my family

Amen🙏🙏🙏Me too

Dey play

Make I book space 4 here,watching in 3D how things unfold

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Biko shut up!!

Is still better than staying with a murder, woman beater and a rapist all in the name of marriage.

Do you even have any idea of what these women went through in the hands of their monster husbands before they quit the marriage . Indeed it’s an End of an Error.

You men are really disgusting!!

Yet they still go back to date married men. Una problem is unexplainable

Jennyclay:
Men should learn to spend on their wife/girlfriend without expecting anything in return

Personally, Even though the man has spent billions and trillions on me, if there’s no love in the marriage I will seek for divorce.

It’s better for the woman to leave the marriage than to start cheating on the man.

Na them....

Appointments don start be that ooh while some still dey find their manh**d up and down

Appointments don start be that ooh while some still dey find their manhood up and down

Make I go come back first

Make I carry my chair sidon for here dey look UEFA. AC milan,benfica or inter
Or ELSE.....

We move,no time to dey lament

Apili:
Where are tinubu urchins I thought you guss where claiming that there was no shooting at lekki tollgate
Because no one has ever come out to say they where victims
Oya urchins come and defend your master

Oga no dey hurry to make comment try to read the post first. The shooting was made at ojuelegba not lekki.

Get rich or die trying gang...

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If you like, call it barbarism or whatever, that's your cup of tea.

Blasphemy is grave sin in Islam.

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it's not the lady's fault. The man choose to spend.
Let me ask you a question and I need answer. So Should the lady go into marriage with him just because of what he did for her?

And when he is spending on you,u no fit talk say alaye kolewerk abi. Continue

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The no 5 makes me laugh ooh,but op you look takeaway ooh.

Pastor Tunde Bakare of Citadel Global Community Church has said the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, are politicians who behave like the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
This is as he revealed that CAN wanted the All Progressives Congress to field a weak presidential candidate all in the name of having a Christian as president.
His quote was shared on Facebook by APC chieftain, Joe Igbokwe.

Accordimg to the quote, Bakare said, “CAN wanted to lure APC into presenting a weak candidate, they said 2023 is Christian President or nothing”.

“APC didn’t fall for their gimmick, they presented their strongest and best. Again, they started another one “Running Mate must be Christian, again, APC choose the best as running mate,you can’t blackmail the APC. We are not a religious organisation but a Political party. There’s a massive difference between CAN and Christians.

“Christians are righteous people who behave like Christ, CAN are politicians who behave like PDP, I am a Christian and a Pastor and Asiwaju Tinubu is my candidate.”

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, discusses the secrets to making more money.

Zuckerberg, the owner of the world’s most popular social platforms, Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has finally revealed how he was able to increase his financial criterion to a two-digit billionaire.

"I don't buy expensive clothes and I live in a one-bedroom apartment," says Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook
“I don’t buy expensive clothes and I live in a one-bedroom apartment,” says Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg’s current net worth is estimated to be around $90 billion. He sits at his desk, writing computer code, just like the other software engineers. According to Forbes, he is the first 37-year-old man to appear on the list of the world’s ten wealthiest people. That is, the majority of them are much older than he is.

Mark explained in a recent video interview that one can hit the jackpot if he or she avoids spending money on classic wear.

He went on to say that despite being one of the World’s Richest Men, he still manages a one-bedroom apartment with a mattress on the floor and lives there.

Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos are also owners of the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform. Those men do not dress in bling or use iPhones in comparison to Nigerians with small amounts of money in their accounts that flaunt and make noise everywhere.

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A group of youths called the Amana Forum on Thursday, held a solidarity rally in Biu Local Government Area of Borno in support of the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima. Sharing photos from the rally, Shettima thanked the group and Borno State for their loyalty and support.

He said thus: “Your support for our party, the All Progressives Congress and our presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is well acknowledged and appreciated. Thank you Biu and thank you Amana Forum”.

See picture moments of the rally below:

Bar1941:
You people should stop making unnecessary noise, If God destined Tinubu to win, He will win and their is nothing 1million CANs can do. CAN can even set up her own political party so that subsequent elections it can field her own xtian xtian candidates.

We have more states in Nigeria with Christian-Christian governors and deputies yet heaven did not let loose. Our problem is more than Muslim-muslim or Christian-Christian
prohaha.

Seconded bro,� this says it all

princeade86:
What I just know that, Tinubu knew from beginning that his going to pick Muslim as running mate from the north just to get vote for selfish interest. At least they all saw the hand written. Why cant he go for dogara to balance the equation? They should have allow ameachi or osibanjo as candidate so that it will balance, or Lawal, so it will balance the equation. Buhari is using 8 yrs, if tinubu win, he will use 8 years, then they will now shift the power back to the north for another 8 years. Is this islamic nation?

Let us be realistic about this religion of a thing

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