Fellow Nigerians Today, we celebrate democracy and the enduring Nigerian spirit. For 27 unbroken years, since May 29, 1999, Nigerians have chosen their leaders through the ballot, witnessed peaceful transitions of power, and resolved disagreements in courtrooms and legislative chambers—not through violence. We have experienced the longest stretch of civilian rule in our history. Our […]

“The lesson first is that the voice of the people must always be supreme. It must be sacrosanct. That’s the beauty of democracy. ....

As Nigeria marks another Democracy Day on June 12, thirty-three years after the election, attention once again turns to the South West geopolitical zone, the region that became…