Tag: June 12
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BREAKING: Judge who annulled June 12 presidential election is dead
The Judge who annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election, presumed to be the freest and fairest in the nation’s history, Dahiru Saleh, is dead. According The Cable, he was buried in Azare, his hometown, in Bauchi on Thursday evening. Until his death, he held the title of “Mutawallen” of Katagum emirate in Bauchi. He…
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I can’t remember June 12 without shedding tears – Ojudu
The former Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu, says he was always in tears whenever the remembrance of the annulled June 12 election comes to mind. Ojudu made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Serie-2 Colloquium in honour of a safety icon,…
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June 12: Buhari honouring Abiola is to your shame — Fayose tells Obasanjo
The immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fasoye, has again criticised former President Olusegun Obasanjo for failing to honour Moshood Abiola throughout his eight years in power. Fayose made the rebuke in a tweet on Thursday. He said the honour done to Abiola by President Muhammadu Buhari is a shame on Obasanjo, as a…
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We will bring MKO Abiola’s vision to reality in Ogun – Abiodun
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has vowed to bring to reality in the state, the vision of the acclaimed winner of the June 12 , 1993 Presidential election, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola. Abiodun stated this on Wednesday during the June 12 anniversary commemoration and 2019 Democracy Day celebration, held at the MKO Abiola Stadium…
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June 12: Obasanjo keeps mum as Abiola’s running mate, Kingibe accuses him of masterminding annulment
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Ambassador Babagana Kingibe on Wednesday accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of being one of the architects of the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, which was won by the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. Recall that Kingibe was Abiola’s running mate on the…
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June 12: Elected officers must be accountable, says Sanwo-Olu
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday said the philosophy behind June 12 must continually be celebrated by ensuring that elected officers were accountable and every Nigerian treated equally. Sanwo-Olu said this at the maiden June 12 Democracy Day celebration, with theme “Democracy and Restoration of True Federalism in Nigeria”, organised by the State…
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June 12: Let’s protect our hard-earned Democracy – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to join hands and help protect the country`s hard-earned Democracy as the country celebrates its Democracy Day. Malam Lanre Issa-Oninu, the party`s National Publicity Secretary gave the charge in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja as the party joins in the celebration of the country`s first Democracy…
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BREAKING: Buhari signs June 12 Bill into law
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed June 12 bill into law. Presidential aide on National Assembly matters, Senator Ita Enang told state house correspondents that with the assent to the amendment, May 29 is no more a public holiday. President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Public Holiday Amendment Act, declaring June 12 of every year a…
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June 12: SGF unveils Democracy Day Exhibition
Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federal, on Friday unveiled the 2019 National Democracy Day Exhibition with a call on Nigerians to reawaken their consciousness on the country’s rich heritage. Mustapha, who made the call in Abuja during the unveiling of the exhibition with theme, “Unbroken Democracy”, urged Nigerians to appreciate…
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Boko Haram: Buhari hosts Lake Chad Security Summit June 12
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will host leaders of the Lake Basin Commission to an informal Security Summit on the sidelines of his forthcoming Second Term inaugural ceremonies slated for June 12 in Abuja. The president made this known during a bilateral meeting with the Chadian President Idris Deby Itno in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on…