President Tinubu's Speech Rallies Nation, Celebrates Democracy and Sacrifice Says Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development

President Tinubu's Speech Rallies Nation, Celebrates Democracy and Sacrifice Says Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development
President Tinubu's Speech Rallies Nation, Celebrates Democracy and Sacrifice Says Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development

President Tinubu's Speech this morning resonates and rallies us all never to give up on Nigeria. No one in our history today is better placed than President Tinubu to lead this celebration of democracy.
He paid a huge price. Made sacrifices as he and his family oiled Nigeria's democratic struggle. He rallied the democratic forces to confront military dictatorship. Above all he kept an abiding faith in the Nigerian Union that a better day was possible

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu  built strong alliances across the length and breadth of the country and beyond. He is a man for the moment, ranking top among those visionaries who stood up when the rights of the Nigerian people were trampled
The radical progressive media became Tinubu's strongest and most resilient partner. Embedded in the Southwest mostly these national publications were courageous and unbending in their convictions
The tribe of radical / guerrilla journalists had clear visible leaders in the likes of Bayo Onanuga, Dapo Olorunyomi, Babafemi Ojudu, Kunle Ajjbade, Dele Giwa, Nosa Igiebor, Soji Omotunde, Yinka Tella, Bagauda Kaltho, Seye Kehinde, myself Sunday Dare,
Demola Abimboye, Ima Niboro, Reuben Abati, Babajjde Otitoloju and the list goes on. The News .
Tempo,Tell,Guardian, Concord & several other publications gave voice to the pro democratic leaders & civil society.Their role & the price they paid must never be forgotten 
In my book today, Guerrilla Journalism-Dispatches From the Underground published in 2007 I revealed details of how the June struggle was fought and mentioned all the names of both the key actors and dictators
It remains one of my greatest writings ever as a journalist.Recounting the often hidden details of that historic struggle. As an active participant serving as correspondent, General Editor of The News & Editor of Tempo Magazines I was in the ring. We will never forget 
Guerilla Journalism was a compelling personal narrative of how the media frontally defied anti media military laws in Nigeria to report the atrocities of the dictators 

Written by former Minister of Youth and Sports Development ,Chief Sunday Dare

 

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