Abubakar spoke at the launch of a book titled “100 Years of Political Parties Evolution in Nigeria, 1923 – 2023’’ by the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Thursday in Abuja. The theme of the event was “100 Years of Political Parties Evolution in Nigeria – The Imperative of Nigeria’s Political Stability: Issues and Solutions”. Abubakar, who was the chairman of the occasion, said that in spite of military interventions, democracy had come to stay in Nigeria. He expressed happiness that his government, as the then military Head of State, ushered in the era of democracy and laid the solid foundation for democratic governance, when he handed over power to the elected President on May 29, 1999.