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<\/p>\nOyetola made the call during a programme organised to celebrate the Democracy Day on Wednesday in Osogbo.<\/p>\n
The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Mr Gboyega Alabi, said the June 12 celebration should be regarded as a period of sober reflection on the selfless service and sacrifice made by past heroes to ensure that the country remained united and indivisible.<\/p>\n
Oyetola said President Muhammadu Buhari had done Nigeria proud by declaring June 12 as the nation\u2019s Democracy Day.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur President has done us proud. He has set a new agenda for socio-economic transformation of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe declaration of June 12 is an affirmation of the fact that the present administration believes so much in things that can promote unity and peace the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we are celebrating the maiden Democracy Day, we must do everything possible to strengthen the peaceful coexistence and unity of the nation\u201d Oyetola said.<\/p>\n
The governor also said that the state government was doing everything possible to nip in the bud all forms of criminality in the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are working round the clock to improve on the security architecture so as to make our security agencies more efficient and productive,\u201d Oyetola said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, human right activists in the state under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Society Groups thronged the streets of Osogbo, the state capital, to mark the June 12 celebration.<\/p>\n
Mr. Waheed Lawal, the State Coordinator of Justice Now Foundation, while addressing the crowd hailed President Buhari for declaring June 12 a national holiday.<\/p>\n
Lawal urged the President to declare MKO Abiola and Kingibe as ex-president and former vice-president.<\/p>\n
He also appealed to the President to approve the entitlements due them as former president and vice-president, respectively.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first time since the history of our struggle for actualisation of this historic date in our national history as a people that the government will be celebrating June 12.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wish to express our sincere gratitude to the people of Nigeria, civil societies, human rights and other pressure groups for sustaining the tempo of agitation for a national recognition of this day as democracy day in Nigeria,\u201d Lawal said.\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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