Tag: June 12

Democracy Day: FG declares Thursday public holiday

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FG declares June 12

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, June 12, as a public holiday to commemorate the 2025 Democracy Day celebration. This is contained in an issued statement yesterday by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani, in Abuja. Ms. Ajani disclosed that the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, while declaring the holiday on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians for an uninterrupted 26 years of civil rule. Tunji Ojo said, “June 12 represents our historic journey to building a nation where truth and justice reign and peace is…

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June 12: Tinubu to confer national honours on select lawmakers

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Tinubu to confer

President Bola Tinubu would on June 12 confer national honours on selected legislators in commemoration of Democracy Day. This is contained in a statement issued by the House Spokesman, Akin Rotimi Jr., in Abuja yesterday. The leadership and members of the 10th House of Representatives will participate in a Special Joint Sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday, June 12. The President, who is expected to be the special guest of honour will address the joint sitting of the legislators. “The programme will also feature goodwill messages from former presiding…

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Democracy Day: ‘Poverty, insecurity, hunger threatening democracy, good governance, rule of law’ – Chairman RKRG, Ramalan

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Chairman, Renewed Kaduna Restoration Group  Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has warned that Nigeria’s democracy is under threat from widespread poverty corruption, hunger, insecurity, and disillusionment among Nigerians. In an issued statement in Abuja yesterday on Nigeria’s Democracy Day celebration, Ramalan identified impoverishment policy actions, human and palpable food insecurity, insensitivity of the political class and declining faith in political on some elected and appointed leadership” as key factors responsible for the widespread disillusionment among most Nigerians. “These factors, in addition to diverse other economic challenges and the lingering intractable…

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Democracy Day: Nigerians protest over hunger, economic hardship

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June 12 protest

Amid Nigeria’s commemoration of 25 years of uninterrupted democracy, some citizens have taken to the streets to protest against hunger and economic hardship. The protesters early hours of yesterday, June 12, converged at the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos under heavy security, chanting solidarity songs and brandishing placards. Messages on the placards included: ‘President Tinubu, let the poor breathe’, ‘For another general strike with mass protest now’, ‘Pay living wage to all Nigerian workers now.’ Leading the protest are various civil society organisations, such as the ‘Take It Back Movement’, the…

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“I hope all is well” – Atiku sympathises with Tinubu, after falling during Democracy Day celebration

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Tinubu Atiku

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has sympathised with President Bola Tinubu after the President slipped at the Eagles Square during the 2024 Democracy Day celebration. Recall that Tinubu, early yesterday, slipped at the Eagles Square while boarding the parade vehicle. The President momentarily lost his footing but quickly regained his balance with support from his aide-de-camp (ADC). The event at Eagles Square was part of a series of events to mark the country’s Democracy Day celebration. Reacting, Atiku expressed his empathy over the incident, hoping that all is well with the…

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Democracy Day: ‘Poverty, insecurity, hunger threatening democracy, good governance, rule of law’ – Chairman RKRG, Ramalan

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IMG 20240612 WA0006

Chairman, Renewed Kaduna Restoration Group Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has warned that Nigeria’s democracy is under threat from widespread poverty corruption, hunger, insecurity, and disillusionment among Nigerians. In an issued statement in Abuja on Tuesday on Nigeria’s Democracy Day celebration, Ramalan identified impoverishment policy actions, human and palpable food insecurity, insensitivity of the political class and declining faith in political on some elected and appointed leadership” as key factors responsible for the widespread disillusionment among most Nigerians. “These factors, in addition to diverse other economic challenges and the lingering…

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June 12: ‘Nigeria must address factors fueling ‘do-or-die’ politics’- Jonathan

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Goodluck Jonathan

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has said Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must do everything within its powers to address factors fueling ‘do-or-die’ politics in the country. Jonathan disclosed this yesterday, at a public lecture marking Nigeria’s celebration of 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance, which was held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. According to him, the political elite and the masses should phase-out the region, religion and other factors propelling politics of bitterness. He urged urged President Tinubu, to encourage a democracy…

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June 12: ‘Democracy yet to deliver prosperity, liberty to Nigerians’ – Atiku

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Atiku on June 12

Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said much as democracy remains the best system of government, it was yet to deliver on its promise of prosperity and liberty to Nigerians, especially in the past 9 years. Atiku, who said this in his Democracy Day message to Nigerians yesterday, noted that the secondary purpose of declaring every June 12 as ‘Democracy Day’ in our country is to commemorate the history of the nation’s long journey of becoming a stable democratic country. The…

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FG unveils activities for Democracy Day

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FG unveils

…”Facilitate new Constitution, National Dialogue”, Activists urge Tinubu The Federal Government has unveiled a series of events to mark this year’s Democracy Day. The details were unveiled in a notice issued by Abdulhakeem Adeoye on behalf of the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), yesterday. The notice stated that the celebration will commence tomorrow,Tuesday, June 11, with a symposium at the State House Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja, at 9am. This will be followed by a youth…

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June 12: IBB decries Nigerians’ voter apathy

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Nigeria’s former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), has urged Nigerian leaders to explore the gains of the June 12, 1993, presidential election in order to deepen democracy in the country. Babangida stated this yesterday, while speaking through his media aide, Kassim Afegbua, on Nigeria’s democracy and the journey so far. The former president noted that although Nigeria’s democracy had recorded some growth, there was still many grounds to be covered. Babangida decried increasing voter apathy in Nigeria’s election, attributing it to insincerity by the leaders resulting in lack of…

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