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BREAKING: Buhari Scraps May 29, Declares June 12 Democracy Day
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the scrapping of May 29 as Democracy Day.
In its place, the President declared June 12 as Democracy Day.
The scrapping was done after due consultations, Buhari said.
“June 12, 1993 was the day millions of Nigerians expressed their Democratic will in the freest, fairest & most peaceful elections since our Independence. That the outcome of that election was not upheld by the then military Govt does not detract from its democratic credentials”, a tweet by @Mbuhari said.
President Buhari said his administration has decided to honour the winner of that election, late Chief MKO Abiola, posthumously with the highest Honour in the land, GCFR.
The President said that Chief Abiola’s running mate, Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe, is also to be awarded a GCON.
Furthermore, the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, tireless fighter for human rights will be posthumously awarded a GCON, Buhari wrote in a statement.
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Chief Abiola’s running mate, Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe, is also to be awarded a GCON.Furthermore, the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, tireless fighter for human rights & democracy, & for the actualization of the June 12, 1993 elections,will be posthumously awarded a GCON. pic.twitter.com/C8JXVgtZbz
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) June 6, 2018
Written by Joe Ogbodu
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