May 29, 2015, shall be recorded in our history as the moment when democracy finally was allowed to participate in Democracy Day. The reason for this is the legion of average Nigerians who voted to make this happen. Should any of you wish to see a true hero of democracy, don’t fret. Just look in the nearest mirror.
The celebrations prior to this were false showings; they were the commemoration of wrong.The path we have taken to come to this august moment has not been one of easy victory or swift progress.
Instead, it has been a path hewed by the triumph of resilience over broken promises and fraudulent avowals of representative governance. Reaching this fine moment has been a story told in the cadence of the victory of common good over arrogant power.
The voice of the solitary poor man, no one hears. But the votes of the poor became a potent army capable of toppling the very citadel of high privilege in order to bring forth national awakening no less historic and important than the very birth of this nation.
On this day, we shall witness the inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari, a great, honorable and dedicated public servant as our president. This is indeed an inspiring moment, a turning point in our national direction, and the reclamation of our best destiny.
We shall celebrate this achievement but not in mindless, care-free fashion. The road ahead is still choked with the debris of problems left too long unattended.
We are well aware of the challenges pitted against our wellbeing. Insecurity, economic decline and corruption, we must fight and fight as if we are going to war not a carnival.
Most of all, we must fight the temptation of hopelessness, the sense that little good will come out of even the greatest efforts.
This is where I want to thank and commend all those who voted in the past election.
It is you who turned this day into the true celebration of true democracy it was intended to be.
With no guarantee save your faith and armed solely with the hope and promise of a better tomorrow through better governance, you fought the mounting tide of power and money. That tide tried to induce you to sell your democratic rights and your chance for a greater future on the cheap.
In the eyes of those who were self-exalted, you had been debased and brought low by visible circumstance of poverty and lack. You seemed to them ripe for purchase. Yet, inside, you retained a greatness of character and a loyalty to the democratic ideal incomprehensible to those who believed that everything can be purchased.
You showed them that your self-definition as human beings and as Nigerians was not for sale or tender. As a result, he who had been given so much, so easily by so many was humbled. You who have been ridiculed, reduced and written off were lifted up. The will of the people hath reclaimed its sovereignty.
This has been a blossoming of justice and the illumination of the power of human decency. So often, Nigeria has been portrayed negatively before the world. Not this time.
The world is proud of what you have done and how you have advanced the cause of fairness and right.
What you have done has lent solace to those still struggling to establish democracy and responsive governance in their homelands.
They now see Nigeria as an inspiring example. They seek to be like you, to travel the road you just trod.
Today, the old Nigeria is no longer in chains as we move into a new era and take hold of our new selves. From President Buhari to the state governors inaugurated this day, I wish them well and pray they govern in an open, democratic way that assures your optimal wellbeing.
I ask that you, the people, maintain your diligence and help guide those you have just elected.
The issues that confront us are deep and complex. They are not susceptible to facile solution or inattention. Wise and sound policy is within our capacity. But, we must have the will to accomplish it. If both the governed and government work in league, there is nothing our beloved nation cannot overcome.
Let it be said that on this day, the nation consecrate itself to the ideal that governance is the sacred instrument of the people and never again shall it be the exclusive recreation of a select few. No longer shall Democracy day be a shallow ritual. Henceforth, it is a living truth.
87 comments:
Nepa is a Big disgrace to the Nigerian Economy. Y wont there be light on a day like dis? Its annoying! Pls give Ogba, Ikeja light
Nepa is a Big disgrace to the Nigerian Economy. Y wont there be light on a day like dis? Its annoying! Pls give Ogba, Ikeja light
Nepa is a Big disgrace to the Nigerian Economy. Y wont there be light on a day like dis? Its annoying! Pls give Ogba, Ikeja light
Says the Drug Lord
Nepa is a Big disgrace to the Nigerian Economy. Y wont there be light on a day like dis? Its annoying! Pls give Ogba, Ikeja light
Nepa is a Big disgrace to the Nigerian Economy. Y wont there be light on a day like dis? Its annoying! Pls give Ogba, Ikeja light
Yes! Alhamdullilah. Sai PMB
They should pay ex Nitel workers their pension oh
Abeg make he go chop charcoal. D same cabal,same pple ruling
I don't feel like reading his epistle. Too early for this write-up.All I know is that a new Nigeria will be possible without his interference.
We are all waiting, hoping and praying for it....
God bless The Federal Republic of Nigeria
Moye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB......
A new Nigeria? I don't think so.
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Says the biggest thief in Nigeria
Any, God blessed you for that. Without his interference? A New Nigeria is Possible!
I wonder who will read that mumbo jumbo...
We really need the change APC has been talking about and if they change doesn't come ehn, God will personally judge their matter.
I pray ooooh 👆👆👆
Not interested. Living this country soon
Amen o, a better Nigeria is for everybody...
~Linda na me~
The great Jagaban of our time! Thank you for ur struggle and tough spirit...we celebrate u also sir!
Clueless as usual,hopefully the new Nigeria spits illiterate mindless persons like you to the curb.
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Tinub is worse off than Jonathan, now he's claiming patriotic and a democrat.. Abeg can't waste my time reading that
Boo,i haven't seen light in 3wks since i came back to lag.simply keep quiet and stop making noise here
Mscheew
The message is a great one but the messenger is one of the cabals holding Nigeroa to ransom because of their greed and selfishness....He xollects 15% of Lagos IGR to his pocket and he is talking like saint...Fashola did well but wouls have performed greatky than he did if not for the negative interference of Bola Tinubu...So he(Tinubu) is a virus and the fight against corruption should start with him...
Its too early for dis long talk biko,dey should just give us light to watch d inaugration ourselves shikina
Change is finally here...
Good for them
Please spare me all these rubbish hypocritical sermon this morning joor.
Allow us to enjoy this MOMENT!
Ur Papa who gave birth to useless child like U is a Drug Lord.. Oponu..
We shall see how it goes. Linda take note!
Change is finally here...
Fool like him. After hood winking and blinding Nigerians with your propaganda you are coming to spew rubbish in the media again. We true Nigerians know what you guys have done. Shame on you for fooling your own people for your selfish ambitions. Nigerians we are in a one chance bus as of today
Our Democracy is strong! Thank you GEJ
Long story...this man looks shifty,he s 9ja next biggest problem. Oga we see through your antics and tomfoolery.
Oga no be only ooo here in ebute-metta is d same thing
The "presidential speech" Nigeria take note.
Go and sleep dis evil man
Heyyzzzz. Linda's cane, warn yaself before I break u with words dis mornin. Is it ur hand? Mouthh? Or fone? Have u swept d sitting room? House boy for life
Let me take the one chance ride rather than the NO chance that we have been sitting in for six years.Its called trying.
You can't stay in one place and expect to be moving at the same time.motion without movement!
Nigerians are complacent and full of complaints yet we are the cause of our stagnancy.You start the facelift from your yard.do your bit,I'll do mine and we will ensure through our voters card that anyone who fails will be removed.
Did u say boo? Like seriously?
So no one else can talk because you think you've found your 15mins on a page on the internet? Please "boo", YOU stop making noise and let people read and air their views like you've been allowed to do.
Pla we need light at Omole Estate
D most corrupt man in Nigeria, I raise nyash for u ooo.... All d APC States ve used their workers salaries for campaigns. Kwara and Osun States ve nt paid for gud 6 months
True talk, and I concur wit every words he wrote. He is indeed on point. God bless him abundantly.
Let's wait and see.
Tinubu sounds like d devil preaching d gospel. E shud b d 1st thrown into jail for change
#*karlishah*
Tinubu I hope you did not ask Osibanjo to sign his resignation letter ahead of time like you did to Bakare? Democracy indeed with corrupt people like you!
Thiefnubu
Tinubu I hope you did not force Osibanjo to sign his resignation letter ahead of time? Democracy indeed with corrupt people like you!
Change is want we need in Nigeria today
Be quiet pls. Change has come and you had better embrace it rather than pulling us back!!!
Lion bourdilion.....we just can't wait for
this "change" everybody is talking bout.
Devil will punish u Tinubu. You are corruption itself. Ole
So help us Lord...*Amen*
Change has come, that's all that matters @Xoxo
Story for the Gods, Many Nigerians Might be Fools and Myopic with no sense of History that is Why People Like Him, Obasanjo, Atiku and Others Like them from the (Old PDP) that have Ruled Us for Over 35YEARS, Who do not have any Democratic Principles and No Place for the Masses of this Country will still come out and say whatever the like and are using the Media to Keep controlling the Mind of Poor Minded Nigerians. So of Us are Not Myopic and have a sense of History and we know their Antecedence in the Situation Nigeria Finds it's Self Today. Its a Pity that Nigerians could not Differentiate between Selfish and Selfless and Time will Tell Who the Real Hero of Democracy is.
Onyx the little worm, with a brain the capacity of a worm....I didn't expect more or less from your tiny head. Your brain is too tiny to understand history....why don't u just Google Bola Hamed Tinubu or check Wikipedia and take screenshots so that anytime you need to say shit from your butt hole.... flip through your gallery of wormfleek and read hitsroyfleek before damaging the air with the stench that comes with the shit u spew.........poverty striken worm!
Bola Tinubu..... The enemy of Nigeria.
You can only fool your own people.
You can only fool the hausas, moslems who are looking for power by all means.
I pray for Nigeria.
If criminals like u allow him do his job
Deris light in ma hostel o since sef...m beginning to gt scared !
If criminals like allow him to do his job
History will neva forget you. Jagaban!
Respect toh ma BOSS OF LIFE BABA OOO💯💯💯💯
Respect toh ma BOSS OF LIFE BABA OOO💯💯💯💯
Happy One Chance Day
True. The most greedy and evil people moved from pdp to form APC. As old as they are, they still remained evil. Bad habits die hard. So what's gonna b new about Nig then when they are all still alive pls?
Yes o
Kai! I hate tinubu's eyes with passion!
Fuck off wither and die thiefnubu.
Fuck off wither and die thiefnubu.
Bless uuuu
Ole Tinubu we don't need greedy pple like u.God will use dis goverment to destroy u and return all you have stolen from us.
Thank you sir! While you thank us, we should thank you too for making this day happen. Without your great efforts in bringing opposition parties together and helping them stay together, this day would not have happened. It takes two to tango. However, there would be no point in changing government, if your government does not perform better. We do not expect any excuse and we will show no sentiment. Perform or get out. The clock is ticking.
Original thief thief like Tinibu!:you're now trying to play a "holier than thou" here? Nigerians are watching o o o
Sai baba is finally here, happy democracy day nigeria....
Onyx, I agree with u totally. He's the most corrupt politician alive in Nigeria today. Bar none. But the press won't touch him because of his constituency, if you know what I mean. If he were to be from any other place outside of his constituency, walahi talahi, u for dey see wetin dem go dey write about him.
Celebrate who? An epitome of greed? A man with unmatched acquisitive tendencies? You must be a daft for that comment. Please, spare us. Celebrate ko ceremony ni!!
Thank you my broda. Also, he's always the first to shout democracy, while in actual fact, he does not believe in it and has very crude dictatorial mentality. I would have felt 100 percent confident that buhari will perform well if not for this man.
See who's talking.....msheeeeew
Worst than the worst. U better remove toll from that lekki gate. Thief tinubu
Nde oshi!
New nigeria indeed. Let's talk "Alpha Beta" for a mins Biko
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