Sam EGBURONU
AS Nigeria marks this year’s Democracy Day, the immediate past President and CEO of Transcorp Plc and one of the leading aspirants in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, has called on all citizens to deepen their engagement and investment in the preservation of the country’s democracy.
While acknowledging the weaknesses in the political system, he said that “democracy has come to stay in Nigeria”.
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He also acknowledged that though the democratic experiment had not been perfect, there are still aspects of it that ought to be celebrated.
In a statement issued earlier by his media office from Lagos on Friday, June 12, 2020, Ozigbo, he said “As we celebrate another year in this democratic journey, it is only proper that we take a moment to ponder on our recent past, evaluate the present, and strategise on the future of our dear country.
Ozigbo, who is also the founder of Chineto Ozigbo Foundation, a philanthropic endeavour, urged Nigerians to “look and think deep” towards rebuilding our nation “community by community.
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