As Nigerians celebrate this year’s Democracy Day, President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has said that June 12 remains more than just a date.
This is the fourth time that we are celebrating the Day on June 12 since President Muhammadu Buhari made the change from May 29.
For the Nigerian people, June 12 is more than just a date.
— President of the Senate (@SPNigeria) June 12, 2022
Senator Lawan, in a statement signed and released on Sunday to felicitate with Nigerians on the occasion, said: “It represents a milestone in our journey to entrench a democratic polity, as on that day 29 years ago, Nigerians rose above primordial sentiments and proclaimed the oneness of their nation and the unity of its people.
Lawan further urged Nigerians to be confident in their ability to turn things around for the good of all as they strive to build a better nation.
“Our goal should be to build our nation with the bricks of equity, fairness and justice, so that it can withstand challenges as they may come,” he added.
The Senate President assured that the National Assembly would always be alive to its duties, as it did in the recent passage of the Electoral Reform Bill, now referred to as Electoral Act 2022, for which Parliament has received commendations from the great Nigerian public.
“We passed the bill based on conviction and in appreciation of the need to strengthen our democratic processes and values, to make the processes more transparent and to engender the confidence of the people that we represent in the democratic process.
“We believe that once we build the necessary safeguards and strengthen the confidence of Nigerians in the process, the outcomes will always represent their wishes,” Lawan stressed.
He, however, enjoined all and sundry to work for and be optimistic for the success of the next year’s elections.
