The Federal Government of Nigeria, has named June 12th as
Democracy Day in honour and commemoration of the June 12 election in 1993,
reports ITRealms.
The June 12, 1993 general election in Nigeria was the most
pronounced freest and fairest elections following the candidates of then Social
Democratic Party (SDP) filled two Moslem candidates led by Chief MKO Abiola and
Alhaji Babagana Kingibe, using the Option A4 introduced by the Prof. Humphrey
Nwosu-led National Electoral Commission (NEC).
Proclaiming this development in a public statement
personally signed by President Mohammed Buhari on Wednesday, June 6, 2018,and
made available to ITRealms, he said
his administration decided on this after wide consultations, noted that June 12
henceforth will place May 29 as a National Public Holiday in celebration of
Nigeria Democracy Day.
He equally honoured acclaimed winner and presidential
candidate of SDP, Chief Abiola with posthumous award of the highest honour of
the land, Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) and Kingibe with Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger
(GCON), alongside late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, a Senior
Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) with another posthumous GCON.
The families of all the awardees including Kingibe himself
have accepted the honour, which some political observers see as aimed at
currying vote of the West in 2019, which is around the corner.
Nenye Dom/GEE
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