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President Bola Tinubu has told the opposition that he is a die-hard democrat, adding that the rule of law will prevail under his watch.
Tinubu made the comment on Wednesday at an interfaith breaking of fast with members of the national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) at the presidential villa in Abuja.
Addressing those present, the president stated that the unity and stability of the country rest on the pillars of good governance, while assuring them that those principles will be adhered to for posterity under his administration.
Speaking in a statement released by his special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu noted that Nigerians have suffered for the nation’s democracy, adding that no democrat will be threatened under his watch.
“The Chairman of IPAC, Yusuf Dantalle, provoked some questions. I am glad we are all democrats. And we all subscribe to this democracy voluntarily, willingly, and we’ve been at it selflessly in the last 26 years.
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“Some of us had been bruised struggling for it. We were detained, we protested, we had street demonstrations, we went into exile and all of that.
“We formed the National Democratic Coalition. I followed the leadership destiny that God has chosen for me. There’s no doubt about it. I am a die-hard democrat.
“I followed that belief wholeheartedly, committed to a united Nigeria, and that principle and the philosophy will live and die with me,” Tinubu said.
“There’s no threat from any democrat under my watch. The rule of law must prevail in any democracy.
“The majority will have their way, and the minority will have their say and their way. I must not stand in their way. That is the sweetness, the essence of democracy,” he added.
