Value, protect democracy, Tinubu urges Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu on Monday urged Nigerians to value and protect democracy as the country�s most viable form of government. ?
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�The point is that we must never take this democracy for granted. We must forever jealously guard and protect it like a precious jewel,� Tinubu said in his maiden Democracy Day address to Nigerians as President, aired on the Nigerian Television Authority at 7:00 am Monday. ?
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The President urged Nigerians not to take the liberty they now enjoy for granted as it was obtained through great sacrifice.?
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�A people can never truly appreciate the freedoms and rights democracy guarantees them until they lose it,� he said.?
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He pledged his administration�s commitment to diligently fulfil every component of its electoral pact with the people – the �Renewed Hope� agenda.?
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�We shall be faithful to the truth. Faithful to equity. And faithful to justice.?
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�We shall exercise our authority and mandate to govern with fairness, respect for the rule of law, and commitment to always uphold the dignity of all our people,� the President said.?