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The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said there was no basis to compare the President Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) Government in threes years with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), 16 years rule.
Osinbajo also said that those comparing the ruling APC, to the previous party that ruled for 16 years were just confirming that the current Administration has done very well.
Thee Vice President stated this at a gala night to mark the Democracy Day celebration all at the Presidential Villa, Abuja with the Sports Minister and the Nigerian team to the Commonwealth games where the team was received.
Osinbajo said the Democracy Day celebration was was an opportunity to thank God for the journey so far especially after three years in office.
He said he never knew he would be in politics because of the baggage that comes with it.
Osinbajo said the Administration has recorded great success and that those who had been in government for 16 years comparing themselves to an administration that was just three years, showed that the administration had done very well.
Also speaking, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, described the evening as auspicious in the sense that it was the third year of Buhari’s administration and 19 years of democracy, hence it is important to celebrate.
He said as the Administration stepped into its fourth year in office, Nigerians should expect good things to happen.
He said, “As we go into the fourth lap of this administration, good things is about to happened.”
According to the SGF, the democracy lecture delivered by former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, on Monday, was one that will be discussed for a long time.
Mustapha said, Jega spoke truth to power across all divide and that the time had come for Nigerians to begin to tell themselves the truth if the country must experience the desired change.
“The truth Prof. Jega spoke at the lecture will be discussed for a long time. He spoke to all divide, executive, judiciary and legislature. I believe it is high time we tell ourselves the truth if we must experience the desired change.”
The event also had cultural troupe presentations as well as special documentary on dividends of democracy 2015-2018 and reception of Team Nigeria that went to the 21st Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast 2018, Australia.
Apart from Osinbajo, who represented President Buhari, other notable personalities present were, Former Chief of General Staff, Ladipo Diya(retd) and Ebitu Ukiwe , the National Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun and former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Alfa Belgore, no former heads of state, ministers were present.
The event was mainly attended by civil servants, Presidential Aides and a handful of members of the diplomatic corps.
