Abuja, Nigeria – E be like say June 12 go be big day for our lawmakers as President Bola Tinubu ready to sprinkle national honours on some selected members of di National Assembly. This palava dey happen as part of di Democracy Day celebration wey dem go hold on top June 12, 2025.
Akin Rotimi Jr., wey dey represent di House of Representatives, drop di gist for us on Sunday. He talk say gingers go dey when di President show face as di Special Guest of Honour for di Special Joint Sitting wey go happen for Abuja. For dat sitting, Tinubu go drop national address wey go touch di heart of plenty people.
“Di event go gather ogbonge goodwill messages from former heads of di National Assembly, and our President go give some selected lawmakers di national honours,” Rotimi tell us with plenty pride. E even add say dis year, di Democracy Day theme na: “26 Years of Democracy: Renewing Our Commitment to National Development.” (Make we just hope say dis commitment no be like song wey don dey stale!)
He go further talk say dis sitting na big moment for us to reflect on di journey Nigeria don waka since 1999 till now. E be like wahala go come from some groups wey dey plan protest across di country over bad governance, but Ohanaeze Ndigbo don clear say dem go no join di protest. Dem know say protest fit bring wahala for their properties – wise move if you ask me.
No be small matter. Sule Lamido, di former governor wey get sense, don talk say e wan make dem recognize di late Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, di man wey supervise Nigeria’s most transparent election on June 12, 1993. Nwosu don show die since last year, but e still dey dey carry plenty respect inside di discussion.
Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, our Minister of Interior, don also confirm say June 12 na public holiday so we fit all chop jollof and flex small. E talk say we dey celebrate di 26 years of civil rule wey don dey move like bicycle for Nigeria. Make everybody put eye for dat day, e go sweet.
Di joint sitting dey pictured to start around 11:00 a.m., and dem expect Tinubu to show face by 12:00 noon. Make we hope say everything go smooth, and no wahala go burst dey follow am. By di way, no be small recognition Tinubu do in di past – e don already give some lawmakers big titles, including Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and House Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas.
So, as we gear up for dis democracy celebration, make we do am right and remember say na we dey hold di power to change our nation for di better. Democracy Day na chance to remind ourselves say we go hustle to build a nation wey everybody go enjoy, not just di few. Let’s pop some palm wine and toast to better days ahead!
