Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has said that the nation is gradually moving towards true and stronger democracy.
Abubakar made the statement in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital yesterday during a visit to Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State in his office.
According to him, the recent merger of the defunct new Peoples Democratic Party with the All Progressives Congress was a welcome development and a sign of growing democracy.
Abubakar said, “I welcome the merger. It is good for democracy. I have always supported two-party system.
“We are eventually moving towards two-party system. In this country, we need two strong parties not one big party with other very small ones. In that case, we would not have true democracy”, he said.
Asked where he now belongs, he said, “I belong to democracy. Even during military rule, I stood and fought for democracy. I am a true democrat and I still stand for democracy”.
Fayemi, who commended the initiative of the former Vice-President in the drive towards national development, said, “The former vice president deemed it necessary to pay us a visit. In Ekiti, we stand for anything that can deepen democracy in this country.”
“You will find the former VP standing on the side of democracy. There is no doubt that he has consistently stood with the people. He believes in this country. Anyone who is a democrat is my friend”, he declared.