President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for the honouring of the founding fathers and those that have suffered and paid the ultimate price for Nigeria.
Buhari stressed this today in a national broadcast on the nation’s Democracy Day and June 12th, 2020, saying, ” 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”.
The President said, “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”.
He said, “We are celebrating this year’s Democracy Day despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which afflicts our nation and the whole world. It is indeed a very difficult time for everyone especially those who have lost loved ones to the virus and those whose sources of livelihood have been severely constrained by the stringent measures we introduced at every level of government to contain the virus and save lives”.
Buhari lauded the dedication of the health and other essential services staff towards containing Coronavirus, which he described as “a testament of our courage and resilience as a people and as a great nation”.
He pointed out that the sustenance of the nation’s democracy has been a collective struggle.
Scoring himself and his government high on performance, the president highlighted some areas of achievements.
