You Defended Our Hard-Won Democracy - Buhari Commends Nigerians For Ignoring ‘Revolution’ March

Pres. Buhari has thanked millions of Nigerians, who deliberately ignored calls on social media to join a phantom ‘revolution’ but instead went about their businesses.

The President made his feelings known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Monday.

The statement read in parts:“Today, millions of Nigerians went about their businesses: work, seeking employment, attending school/college and caring for their families.



By doing so, the millions defended our country’s hard-won democratic rights – by ignoring calls on social media to join a phantom ‘revolution’.
There were a few hundred persons today who, for their own reasons, decided to act upon the demands of a group calling itself Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria, which went on social media to ask everyday Nigerians to overthrow the government they only elected some six months ago.

The President is humbled by the support – not for himself, or the governing party – but for the democratic values of modern-day Nigeria through the wisdom of those millions of citizens who preferred democracy and decided not to undermine an elected government.

Today, joining those millions of Nigerians was not only the President and governing party at federal level, but many state governments from the opposition, trade unions, civil society organisations, media and NGOs with focus on freedom of speech.

All have, rightly, united in protecting Nigeria’s young democracy and the rights of all to elect leaders and lawmakers.
The Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria’s attempt to incite citizens into a revolution against their own democratic rights and interests has failed – as will all attempts to take away from the people their hard-won rights and freedom to choose who leads their country.’’

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Posted: at 5-08-2019 09:48 PM (4 years ago) | Hero

This man is a ghost walahi...

Posted: at 5-08-2019 11:54 PM (4 years ago) | Upcoming

This man must be sick upstairs for real but My only joy is that tyrants don't live forever. Just look at the pictures of how the security agencies were intimidating Nigerians and tomorrow if South African police does the same to your citizens, we begin to complain and call xenophobia. Naija is dead.

Posted: at 6-08-2019 05:42 AM (4 years ago) | Upcoming

Rubbish

Posted: at 6-08-2019 07:46 AM (4 years ago) | Addicted Hero

The zoo is now a laughing stock

Posted: at 6-08-2019 10:39 AM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac