Today, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu delivered a solemn yet inspiring address to a joint session of the National Assembly in commemoration of Nigeria’s Democracy Day. Speaking before both the Senate and House of Representatives, the President echoed the aspirations of a nation steadily emerging from its military past. Here’s the full breakdown of his key messages:
- Highlighted recent economic achievements: 3.4% GDP growth in 2024, easing inflation, stabilizing exchange rate, rising reserves, elimination of salary-dependent borrowing by states .
- Emphasized credit programs: over 100,000 Nigerians—including 35,000 civil servants—have benefitted from CREDICORP consumer credit. A new initiative launching in July will empower 400,000 youths.
- Education and digital infrastructure also featured: expansion of vocational training via NELFUND and national fibre-optic rollout to boost connectivity and digital economy readiness.
- Tinubu announced a series of posthumous national honours, including Kudirat Abiola (CFR) and other democracy icons—alongside honorary titles for living luminaries like Wole Soyinka.
- He appealed for national cohesion and vigilance: democracy thrives on pluralism, tolerance, debate, and accountability, not suppression .
- The President urged Nigerians to stay committed: although democracy is imperfect, it’s alive—and the promise of a happier, prosperous nation remains within reach.
Tinubu’s Democracy Day address was a clarion call to institutional cooperation, national unity, and democratic renewal. He balanced celebration with caution—honouring past heroes, promising inclusion and progress, and affirming his administration’s respect for democracy’s hard-won freedoms.
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