Survival of democracy a collective responsibility – APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on all stakeholders in the Nigerian project to work collectively in order to improve the country’s democracy.

The APC National Publicity Secretary, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, who made the call in a Democracy Day message issued yesterday in Abuja, hailed the feat the nation had achieved so far since its return to democratic rule in 1999.

Abdullahi urged all Nigerians to continue to pray and support the current administration’s effort to build a peaceful and greater nation.

“The APC congratulates all Nigerians on the momentous occasion of the 2018 Democracy Day celebration.

“Indeed, our journey as a nation since 1999 when we returned to democratic rule has not been an easy one but our country has soldiered on. We have built on the gains of those early years fractured by military incursion and now 19 years after, our democracy and polity are stronger.

“We have successive and have improved transparency conducted elections continually on the and credibility of electoral systems.

“Remarkably, the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has continued in the country’s proud tradition of being a bastion of democracy in the subregion and across the world, as seen in the current administration’s lead intervention in ensuring representative governance and peaceful transition of power in the Gambia,” he said.

“As a party in government, our commitment to address our current challenges, which find expression in the economy and security, remain unshaken,” he added. our