As Nigerians mark Democracy Day, a firebrand lawyer and frontline aspirant to the gubernatorial office in Ondo State, Chief Alexander Olusola Oke, has charged citizens to crave for and demand good governance a priority in all spheres.
Oke, who in a statement personally signed and released to the media, noted the need to defend the collective struggles and sacrifices of Nigerians which birthed the current political and democratic order by holding accountable persons who hold public offices in trust.
The statement reads, in parts, "I charge us all to crave for and make good governace, in all spheres, a priority. That is the best way to immortalise Abiola.
"To birth a new order, however, the people and political class must embrace progressive democratic culture where money politics, vote buying and other indecorous actions bedevilling our democratic project will be relegated."
The Senior Advocate of Nigerian (SAN) also lamented that the country is yet to deliver on the hope of Nigerians. He however encouraged citizens to keep hope alive.
In his words, "Today, we are yet to deliver on our collective hope. As it was in the past, so it is in our today's political landscape. But we despair not. I congratulate Nigerians on yet another great moment in our collective history. We shall together birth a new order in our state, where the people will own their government again."
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