Tinubu Democracy Day: Former IGP Muhammed Abubakar Adamu celebrates President Bola Tinubu’s pivotal role in Nigeria’s democratic struggle, recalling his June 12 exploits and transformative leadership as Lagos governor
Former Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar Adamu, has joined numerous Nigerians in extending his goodwill message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of the nation’s Democracy Day.
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In a statement he personally signed, the erstwhile top cop recalled President Tinubu’s heroic exploits during the June 12, 1993, election crisis, which saw him go into exile fighting for the cause of democracy.
He further recounted how the late Chief MKO Abiola, the martyr of the June 12, 1993, election, sacrificed his life for democracy, a sacrifice that inspired President Tinubu’s resolute stand as a National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) activist fighting “in the trenches.”
“Tinubu’s courage helped to pave the way for the fourth republic,” Adamu asserted. “As an elected senator in 1992, Senator Tinubu displayed exceptional leadership until military rule disrupted his tenure.”
As Nigeria celebrates Democracy Day on June 12, 2025, I honour President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a towering figure in our nation’s democratic journey, Adamu stated.
The former IGP also highlighted Tinubu’s transformative tenure as governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007.
“His visionary policies in innovative tax, infrastructure development, and urban renewal transformed Lagos into Nigeria’s economic heartbeat, earning him the title, ‘Architect of Modern Lagos,'” Adamu added.
Concluding his message, Adamu praised President Tinubu as “one of the iconic personalities in the 26 years of the fourth republic.
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” He extended his congratulations to Nigerians for “sustaining democracy’s flame,” expressing hope that it would “continue to guide us towards national unity, development, and the realisation of Africa’s boundless potentials.”
