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“What democracy demands is that we do not resolve differences through force and repression. But we make allowance for the legitimacy of views that differ from our own.”

Source: Democracy Day broadcast, Abuja, 12 June 2024

Context A Democracy Day broadcast honouring the 1993 pro-democracy struggle, delivered as Nigerians faced high inflation after his economic reforms.

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Bola TinubuNigeria · b. 1952
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