The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Nigerians on the occasion of this year’s June 12 Democracy Day. The PDP invited Nigerians to note how President Buhari’s address clearly showed a disregard for the tenets of democracy as he had no clear commitments or assurances on fundamental issues of constitutionality, rule of law, separation of power, justice, fairness, free speech and rights of citizens, which are the hallmarks of democracy. “He also had no words of hope for the victims of escalated insurgency, kidnapping, banditry and bloodletting in various parts of our nation. “How can this administration superintend over a Democracy Day celebration when it has questions of constitutional violations, electoral manipulations, media clampdown, victimization of opposition, the emasculation of free speech, brutalization, arbitrary arrests, and illegal detention, as already detailed in various reports, including those by the United States Department of State. “It is disheartening that the same electoral manipulation, violations, and injustices for which the icon of June 12 Democracy Day, Chief MKO Abiola died, have brazenly taken center stage under the APC misrule.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 13, 2019 14:26 UTC