June 12, 2026
Bukola Saraki
By Enitan Abdultawab
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has warned that unchecked power remains the greatest threat to democracy, stressing that Nigeria’s democratic system was deliberately designed to ensure that no arm of government operates without scrutiny.
Saraki, who spoke at The Platform in Lagos on Friday in commemoration of the Democracy Day celebration, said democracy only thrives when arms of government can check one another. He stressed that unchecked powers within the arms of government pose the greatest danger to any nation.
