Freedom is the ability to do anything as long as it doesn't violate the right of your neighbor or fellow man.
In 1960, Nigeria gained independence from her colonial masters. The country was birthed like a child, and it went through different stages of development to get to where it is now.
But this post is not just about Nigeria, It is also about democracy. Democracy is basically the idea that the people have the power to choose their leaders and make decisions based on majority voting. In Nigeria, democracy became established in 1999 when Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo was elected into office as President.
There was the military regime before democracy and it was plagued by coups and counter-coups. It eventually ended after the death of Gen. Sani Abacha in 1998. His successor Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar promised a transition to democracy and it finally happened in May 5th 1999.
Arbitrary arrest and torture, lack of civil liberties and free press are some of the things that you will find in the military regime but they don't exist today.
Today the police still abuse the rights of citizens, there is still so many things wrong with the government, but things have really improved. You will not get shot for talking bad about the government and no one will torture you indiscriminately.
This is the best time to be alive. We are entering a new era of decentralization and freedom. An era where corporations will be replaced by companies an era of decentralized applications where humanity will have primal importance.
Today is democracy day, it's also a day to give thanks. I am grateful for democracy. I'm grateful that I enjoy a certain level of freedom. I'm grateful for the ability to exercise my freedom and right in good faith and conscience.
Happy Democracy Day to everyone!
Special thanks to all those that participated in #gratitudeday21. Please if I failed to mention your name, do leave a comment below in the comment section.
What is Gratitude Day?
Gratitudeday is all about being thankful for the things that are happening in your life. A lot of us go through life taking things for granted. The goal is to challenge you to make a blog post about something you are grateful for. It could be big or small. It doesn't matter. Little things matter. I'll be doing this for 62 days (62 is not a random number). It's not an endurance game, you can join in anytime you want and opt out anytime you want.
How to Participate in #GratitudeDay Challenge
Upvote my #gratitudeday post
Resteem my #gratitudeday post(not compulsory)
Write a post about anything you are grateful for.
Use the tag #gratitudeday21
Your post should be done within 24hrs of the making of this post so as to get curated.**
Use the tag #gratitudeday21 if you want me to find your post easily.
You may drop the link to your post in the comments below.
This is What I Will Do if you participate in Gratitude Day Challenge.
I'll upvote your post
I'll note your name in my spreadsheet, that you qualify for the grand prize of62SBD. The grand prize is now unknown.
Thank you very much.