President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Ogele Okaba, has felicitated with Nigerians and the Federal Government on this year’s Democracy Day.
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In a press statement made available to journalists on Tuesday, the INC President said that Democracy Day is worth celebrating, considering the relative human rights and freedom Nigerians have been enjoying under civilian administrations and the need to consciously immortalize the Iconic democrat, Chief M.K.O Abiola, who gave up his life on July 7th 1998, in active democratic struggle.
Prof. Okaba noted that the return to democratic rule has given Nigerians the opportunity to choose their political leaders and to some extent, advanced the exercise of citizen’s right.
“No doubt, the worst democratic government is far better than any military regime, at least judging from our past experiences as a nation.”
Prof. Okaba also tasked the Federal Government to take urgent steps to overcome the current hardship facing Nigeria because Nigerians who are battling with various challenges such as insecurity, inflation, unemployment and criminality are becoming increasingly hopeless and helpless with each passing day.
“Nigerian fishermen, farmers and other industrialists must feel safe to visit their fishing ports, cultivate their farmlands and operate their businesses.
“Steady electricity supply is urgently needed to generate and be distributed to all nooks and cronies of this country including the rural settlements, to make life meaningful”, he said.
He concluded that Nigeria’s 26th Democracy Day celebration is a significant milestone and urged government at all levels to deal with issues of peace and peaceful coexistence, mutual tolerance, and economic growth.
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