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*Democratic ideals not yet entrenched — ACF *Nigeria sliding into civilian dictatorship — Momodu AS Nigerians celebrate 32 years after annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election won by Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, mixed reactions yesterday greeted the status of democratic governance in the country. On June 6, 2018, former President, Muhammadu Buhari declared June 12 as the new date to mark Democracy Day in commemoration of Abiola’s election. The June 12 election was annulled by former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd). In 2019, Buhari assented to the Public Holiday Act Amendment Bill which made June 12 Democracy Day in Nigeria and a public holiday. However, the President Bola Tinubu-led administration has been in the eye of the storm over issues, such as worsening insecurity, harsh economic reforms, the use of the Cybercrime Act to intimidate and bully Nigerians and the decline in the country’s democracy. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Socia...

*No one can win presidency on regional voting alone - ACF *We’re not after power but fixing Nigeria —League of Northern Democrats *Coalition remains on course — Atiku’s aide  AS the anti-Tinubu coalition, headed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, gathers momentum in the North, elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has said the North alone cannot determine who emerges as president in 2027. This came as the League of Northern Democrats, yesterday, said the mission of the group is not in seizing power but fixing the country. It will be recalled that former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, recently declared that the North will soon define its political direction, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Baba-Ahmed had stressed that no politician can win the Nigerian presidency without support from the Northern region. “No politician can become president without Northern support, making the region’s stance crucial to any aspir...