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13th September 2022
Osinbajo at Ruto’s inauguration in Kenya says it’s celebration of democracy
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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the inauguration of Dr William Ruto as Kenya’s 5th President as a celebration of democracy and democratic institutions in Africa.
According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday while speaking to journalists shortly after the swearing-in ceremony held at the Moi International Sports Stadium in Nairobi.
Osinbajo who represented President Muhammadu Buhari, while speaking about the significance of President Ruto’s inauguration, said “it is a celebration of democracy and the reasons are obvious, the institutions held up – the IEBC (Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission), the equivalent of our own INEC, and the Judiciary; they held up and ensured that not only were processes properly followed but also that justice was done.”
He added that “whenever we talk about the celebration of democracy, we are really talking about the celebration of our institutions, the institutions that undergird democracy and the rule of law.
“I think that what we have seen here in Kenya and the swearing-in of Dr William Ruto is really evidence of robust institutions doing what they ought to do.
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