Democracy Day: Minister urges national support for Nigerian returnees from South Africa

By Sunday Ani
As Nigerians commemorate Democracy Day, the Minister of Humanitarian
Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard Doro, has called on
citizens, corporate organisations, state governments, faith-based
institutions, community leaders and development partners to extend
compassion and support to the 258 Nigerians recently returned from
South Africa, describing their successful reintegration as a shared
national responsibility.
The minister noted that Democracy Day is not only an occasion to celebrate democratic governance and constitutional freedoms, but also
an opportunity to reflect on the values that bind Nigerians together as one people, particularly compassio...