Tinubu advised Nigerians to summon both political and social courage
– According to him, democracy is a battle, not a banquet
The national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has advised Nigerians not to lament, murmur or give into despair but to look ahead with hope.
Mr. Tinubu said this in a statement titled ‘We must not take our democracy for granted, we must defend it’ on Democracy Day.
It reads in part: “ Now is not time to lament, murmur or give into despair. It is time to summon once again the political and social courage that we well know and that well knows us.
“We need to push forward and to urge government forward to do that which it must to achieve this great generational feat.
“We stand between success and failure; but we cannot maintain this middling position forever. We must turn one way or the other. To me there is but one option. The other is unspeakable. We must be bold enough not to accept an inferior destiny. We must win.
“To do so, we must use all the democratic tools at our disposal. I am proud and commend Nigerian people for having carried the nation this far. Don’t faint now. We are almost out of the thicket and so close to home.”
He added: “ A great historic push and effort are mandated. Change takes boldness, perseverance and moral fortitude; profound change requires even more so.
“The task is hard but I neither fret nor worry. In my heart, I am comforted by the knowledge that we are so much better and stronger than the obstacle before us. We shall and must overcome it because it is in our nature and it is for our best destiny to do so.”
Democracy Day is a public holiday in Nigeria and is always celebrated on 29 May. It marks the return to democratic rule in May 1999.
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