President Bola Tinubu says court orders issued to truncate Nigeria’s democracy will no longer be tolerated.
Gatekeepers News reports that Tinubu stated this on the occasion of the 2023 Democracy Day on Monday, June 12.
Tinubu said the 2023 general elections showed that democracy is well alive in Nigeria.
He added that the beauty of democracy is that winners today can lose tomorrow and losers today can win elections tomorrow.
Politicians have obtained court orders to upturn the electoral victories of opponents and occupy offices. In some cases, conflicting court orders on elections have left the public confused.
But the President said “illegal orders” won’t be condoned.
“For Chief MKO Abiola, the symbol of this day, in whose memory June 12 became a national holiday, democracy is eternal,” Tinubu said.
“It is about rule of law and vibrant judiciary that can be trusted to deliver justice and strengthen institutions. It has become imperative to state here that the unnecessary illegal orders issued to truncate or abridge democracy will no longer be tolerated.”
