The organisation stated this in a Democracy Day message issued on Thursday by its Executive Director, Okechukwu Nwanguma, as Nigeria marked the 33rd anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has said that despite 27 years of uninterrupted civilian rule, millions of Nigerians remain trapped in poverty, insecurity, corruption, unemployment and human rights abuses, raising questions about whether the country's democracy has truly delivered on its promises.
The organisation stated this in a Democracy Day message issued on Thursday by its Executive Director, Okechukwu Nwanguma, as Nigeria marked the 33rd anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.
According to RULAAC, while Nigerians can celebrate the end of military dictatorship and the restoration of democratic governance, there is little justification for unqualified celebration when the majority of citizens continue to struggle under worsening socio-economic conditions.
"As Nigeria marks another Democracy Day, the question many citizens ask is whether there is truly anything to celebrate. The answer is both yes and no," Nwanguma said.
