GEJ said Democracy is not all about fighting and quarreling with each others like motor park touts

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President eating apple these days weekday Dec. ninth referred to as on politicians to shun “ceaseless quarreling” and interact in sturdy political debates that may strengthen the country’s democracy.

Jonathan created the decision at the general public presentation and
official launch of the Kukah Centre, supported by distinguished divine and Catholic Bishop‎ of Sokoto bishopric, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah.


‎‎Among alternative aims, the centre was established to strengthen national dialogue, improve governance and encourage Nigerians to require an energetic role within the country’s leadership.

Jonathan ‎said that the nation’s democracy ought to be concentrated by sturdy debates, stimulation of innovative concepts and healthy engagements by all actors.
“I appeal everybody, the political category, our voters and a lot of significantly, the tutorial community to stand up to those challenges expose by this initiative (centre).
“I assume we have a tendency to area unit over shaping our democracy these days by quarreling as if democracy is concerning competitors quarreling a bit like motor park staff,” he said.
The president urged politicians to use the 2015 elections to renew their commitment ‎to the country’s unity. He said:
“As elections cuddle, I appeal all politicians to visualize this as another chance for United States to renew our commitment to deepen our democracy and strengthen our bond of unity.
“Democracy isn't concerning ‎political parties and politicians alone, it's not {just concerning|almost|almost about|around|as regards to|close to|concerning|near to|on the subject of|regarding|with reference to|with regards to} winning or losing elections; it's about freedom, concerning development and specially a forward march of our civilisation and encouragement of creative thinking.
“It is during this regard that we have a tendency to should ask for to spot and support the expansion of structures and establishments that may facilitate strengthen our democracy to‎ meet our aspirations as land.”
Jonathan noted that policy analysis institutes just like the Kukah Centre had been polar to the social economic transformation of leading countries of the world‎.

According to him, such centres have served because the laboratories of the event, inter-relation and also the refinement of key government policies.

He likened the Kukah Center to the Brooklyn Institute in America, that pioneered fact-based studies of state policies, mistreatment science as a key to analysis.
The president then challenged Nigerian politicians to draw inspiration from it.‎
‎"I’m in person convinced that the centre couldn't have finer mentor than the revered gentleman of long superpatriotic standing, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah,” he added.
The  centre conjointly aims at promoting conversations among Nigeria’s religion communities, further as between leaders in religion and public policy.‎

Source: NAN

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