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Nigeria marks 25 years of democracy with special parade
Last Updated on June 12, 2024 by Fellow Press
As part of activities to mark the 2024 Democracy Day, the Guards Brigade Nigerian Army on Wednesday led the Nigerian Armed Forces and Nigeria Police in a special parade.
Nigeria is also celebrating 25 years of unbroken democracy.
The theme for the Democracy Day Celebration is “25 Years of Enduring Democracy: Prospects for the Future”.
The parade was mounted by the personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the Police who displayed a colourful parade.
President Bola Tinubu, who is the reviewing officer for the parade mounted the special military parade vehicle with his Aide de Camp to inspect the parade at about 10.15 am.
Afterward, the troops began the match past, first to salute the dignitaries and seek permission to commence the quick match past.
This was followed by the silent drill display by the Guards Brigade, mass bang and cultural troupes display and other important activities
President Tinubu and his wife, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu arrived the venue at exactly at 10.00 am heralding the commencement of the programme.
The President of the Senate and Speaker, House of Representatives, Godswill Akpabio and Tajudeen Abbas as well as the Chief Justice of Nigerian and Secretary to the Government of the Federation arrived earlier.
Also present were Ministers, state governors, lawmakers and security chiefs.
Earlier in a nationwide broadcast, President Tinubu praised the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election, Chief Moshood Abiola and other heroes of democracy, including General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and Pa Alfred Rewane, among others.
In his Democracy Day broadcast on Wednesday, the President also celebrated other heroes including Chief Anthony Enahoro, Chief Abraham Adesanya, Commodore Dan Suleiman, Chief Arthur Nwankwo, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, Chief Frank Kokori, and Chief Bola Ige, and other eminent Nigerians who made great sacrifices for the restoration of democracy in the country.
The President urged Nigerians to beware of elements who might want to undermine the current democratic dispensation.
He acknowledged the economic hardships in the country and expressed his commitment to supporting the citizens.
He said, “On this day, 31 years ago, we entered our rites of passage to becoming a true and enduring democratic society.
“Going through this passage was hard and dangerous. During the fateful six years that followed, we fought and struggled for our natural rights as human beings put on this earth by the divine hand of our Creator.
Last Updated on June 29, 2024 by Fellow Press
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has declared that it would embark on strike in the next two weeks if agreements with the Federal Government are not met.
The Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Calabar Zone, Comrade Happiness Uduk, said this while addressing a press conference and protest organized by Calabar Zone of ASUU, at Abia state University, Uturu Main Campus.
She said that various agreements between the union and the Federal government were yet to be honoured, leaving the academic staff and educational sector at large in deplorable condition.
She listed the issues to include no salary increment, salary arrears, poor funding of universities and non-payment of Earned Academic Allowances, among others.
The union rejected the Integrated Personal and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) and the introduction of Treasury Single Account (TSA) in Abia State University, Uturu, and also condemned the victimisation of members of ASUU in Ebonyi State University (EBSU).
It expressed regrets that monthly wages of lecturers have been rubbished by the high cost of living in the country.
ASUU also rejected the Federal Government’s loan package for Nigerian students, warning that it would enslave the students.
“Universities would be shut down for academic activities in the next two weeks. Please take the message to them,” Uduk said.
Also speaking, the Chairman of ASUU in Abia State University, Dr Chidi Mba rejected the Treasury Single Account.
Mba, who said the lecturers are owed between 11 and 14 months salaries, also complained that salaries of some workers were slashed.
The ASUU Chairman called on the Abia State government to increase the funding for the school.
Calabar Zone of ASUU comprises of seven Universities namely University of Calabar, University of Uyo, Alex Ekwueme University, Abia State University, Ebonyi State University and Akwa Ibom State University.
Last Updated on June 29, 2024 by Fellow Press
Former First lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. has stated that she wouldn’t want to return to the presidential villa she and her husband, Goodluck Jonathan, occupied for eight years because “the stress of Nigeria is too much.”
While at a public function on Friday, June 28, Mrs Jonathan said;
“If you call me now for villa, I wouldn’t go there. I won’t. Don’t you see how young I am? The stress is so much. The stress of Nigeria is so much. If God manages to bring you out of it, you should glorify God and thank for the lord’s doing because it is marvellous in his eyes. He has taken you there once, why do you want to go there again? Me I won’t go oo!!!” she said
The Jonathans exited the presidential villa in 2015 after Buhari won the elections and was sworn into office.
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