An Anambra House of Assembly member, Mr Ikem Uzoezie, has praised Nigerians for 20 years of uninterrupted democracy in the country.
Uzoezie, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ditched out his congratulations in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Wednesday.
He begged Nigerians to unite and guard the system of government and work toward achieving greater democratic ideals in the country.
His words, “It could not have been this good under the military no matter how benevolent, so I want to congratulate Nigerians for signing up for democracy and sustaining it for to 20 years uninterrupted,”
“Nigeria has come a long way under democracy in spite of the challenges in its development.
“I wish Nigerians many more years of democracy that will guarantee freedom for all, equity in distribution of scarce national resources, freedom and rule of law.”
He also shared his confidence in the 2nd tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari and said he will bring development to all Nigerians, but the citizen should give the government the support it needs to succeed.
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