Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, said on Friday in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital that the nation was gradually moving towards true and stronger democracy.
Abubakar spoke 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.
Fayemi, who commended the initiative of the former Vice-President in the drive towards national development, said, “The former President deemed it necessary to pay us a visit. In Ekiti, we stand for anything that can deepen democracy in this country.
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