Tinubu: We’re committed to diligently fulfilling components of ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda

*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, in his nationwide broadcast on Democracy Day 2023, reassures his administration, in exercise of its authority and mandate, will govern with fairness, respect for the rule of law, and commitment to always uphold the dignity of all Nigerians

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restated that his administration is poised to fulfill the pledge anew in regard to “our commitment to diligently fulfilling every component of our electoral pact with the people – the ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda.”

ConsumerConnect reports the President said this in his nationwide broadcast in commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day Monday, June 12, 2023.

Democracy Day is celebrated yearly June 12 in honour of late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, winner of the June 12, 1993, Presidential election, and other heroes of democracy.

Tinubu, in his address, also enjoined all Nigerians to rededicate themselves to strengthening democracy as a form of government in the West African country.

He also stated: “This form of government of free peoples that has been our guiding light these past 24 years.

“In particular, those of us who have been privileged to be elected into public offices at various levels in both the executive and legislative arms of government must recommit ourselves to offering selfless service to the people, and delivering concrete democracy dividends in accordance with our electoral promises.”

The President further said he and his administration “pledge anew our commitment to diligently fulfilling every component of our electoral pact with the people – the ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda.

“We shall be faithful to truth. Faithful to equity. And faithful to justice.

“We shall exercise our authority and mandate to govern with fairness, respect for the rule of law, and commitment to always uphold the dignity of all our people.”

On democratic governance in Nigeria since 1999

In his national broadcast on Democracy Day Monday, President Tinubu as well recalled that the unjust annulment of a widely acknowledged free and fair Presidential Election was a challenge that elicited resistance by a resurgent civil society, leading ultimately, to the attainment of our ‘second independence’ as exemplified by the return of democratic governance in 1999.

He charged fellow country men and women to always remind themselves that the democracy that is steadily growing to become the defining essence of the Nigerian polity was not gifted to them on a silver platter.

Tinubu stated: “Fellow compatriots, we celebrate a day that has remained a watershed in our nation’s history, not just today, but for every June 12, for the endless future that our beloved country shall exist and wax stronger and stronger, generations of Nigerians will always remind themselves that the democracy that is steadily growing to become the defining essence of our polity was not gifted to us on a silver platter.”

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