Protesters demand good governance, security in Nigeria

 Two dominant songs characterised the celebration of Democracy Day yesterday as protesters filed out to promote their cause. There were ‘#BuhariMustGo’ and ‘#IStandwithBuhari’ groups as supporters of each camp marshalled their messages through variety of inscriptions on their placards. The former had messages such as: “Buhari must go,” “Down With Buhari,” “It’s Time to end bad governance,” “Digital right is a human right,” among others, while castigating President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government over alleged bad governance.

The latter displayed seemingly patronising messages including, “Good governance requires everbody’s involvement. Be a good democrat,” “Accountability at all levels is key in a democracy. Start from your locality,” “Democracy will not fail in Nigeria. Be resilient,” “Nigerians say no to fake activists,” “Nigerians say no to violence” among others.

Earlier in his Democracy Day nationwide broadcast, President Buhari said that the June 12 Democracy Day was set aside to honour heroes that fought for the return of civil rule and to demonstrate his government’s commitment to creating an environment for democracy to thrive.

The president, who said he joined the Nigerian Army ready to lay down his life for the country stressed: “The day I joined the Nigerian Army I was prepared to lay down my life for Nigeria.