Tinubu Urges Nigerians to Protect Democracy and Calls for Peaceful Voting in Ekiti and Osun States

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians to continue defending and strengthening democracy, noting that the country has enjoyed “27 unbroken years” of democratic governance since May 29, 1999.
In his Democracy Day address on Friday, the President said Nigerians have “chosen their leaders through the ballot, witnessed peaceful transitions of power and resolved disagreements in courtrooms and legislative chambers – not through violence.”
He highlighted that Nigeria has experienced “the longest stretch of civilian rule in our history,” adding that “our democracy is not perfect, but it is ours and we must continue to defend and strengthen it.”
With elections approaching in Ekiti and Osun states, Tinubu called on INEC, security agencies and political parties to ensure the polls are “peaceful and credible,” warning that “democracy fails when citizens doubt the process.”
The President also appealed to the National Assembly, Judiciary, the Press and Civil Society, describing them as “the guardrails of our republic,” and said: “Criticise me, disagree with me, but never stop believing in Nigeria.”