Gombe State governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has declared that 22 years of uninterrupted democratic rule in Nigeria has proven naysayers wrong, praising Nigerians for resolving to maintain democracy as the means of governance. The governor, in a goodwill message on the occasion of the 2021 Democracy Day, expressed appreciation that Nigeria›s “democratic maturity has shattered the myths about African democracy being under the grip of one single leader or political party.”
He noted that, “Nigeria will continue to hold the torch of nation building, democratic pluralism and political stability in Africa and the world at large.”
“After 22 years of uninterrupted democracy, I make bold to say that Nigeria’s democracy has come of age. We have witnessed successful transitions of power from one administration to the next and from one political party to another,” he said.
