Tag: June 12
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BREAKING: Reps approve June 12 as Democracy Day
The House of Representatives has approved that June 12 be marked as Democracy Day in Nigeria. The approval followed the adoption of a report on a bill seeking to amend the Public Holidays Act 2004. Considering the report at the plenary on Thursday, the lawmakers approved the amendments to three clauses in the Act, as…
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June 12: Confer GCFR on MKO Abiola, Reps urge FG
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to immortalise the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola. The House also resolved that late Abiola be conferred with posthumous Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR), in recognition of his sacrifice and contributions to the…
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MKO Abiola: Name June 12 Democracy Day – Orji Kalu, Gani Adams, Odumakin tell FG
In commemoration of the 24th anniversary of the June 12 1993 elections popularly believed to be won by the candidate of the then Social Democratic Party, SDP, Chief MKO Abiola, prominent Nigerians and activists have called on the Federal Government to name June 12 as the authentic Democracy Day (currently celebrated on May 29) in…
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June 12: We must keep hope alive – Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday urged Nigerians to keep the spirit of June 12 alive and strong by remaining united and hopeful of a more prosperous future for the country. Ambode, who was represented by his deputy, Dr Idiat Adebule, made the call at an event organised to mark the 24th anniversary…
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June 12: Abiola paid supreme price for Nigeria’s democracy – Amosun
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State said on Monday in Abeokuta, that the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola paid the supreme price for Democracy in Nigeria. Amosun spoke shortly after he led a walk from the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto Abeokuta, to the Oke Ido family house…
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Abiola and story of June 12 @ 24
By Ehichioya Ezomon Next June will mark the Silver Jubilee of the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. Such anniversary serves supposedly as an occasion for revelry rather than as a platform for soul-searching on what went wrong with a well-ordered balloting that received global acclaim. The past 24 years have not been…
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JUNE 12: S-West states honour Abiola, declare public holiday today
Governors Rauf Aregbesola, Abiola Ajimobi, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Ayodele Fayose, Akinwunmi Ambode and Ibikunle Amosun of Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos and Ogun states, respectively, have all declared today, June 12 as a work-free day in honour of the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. Ekiti State…
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June 12 is part of our history – Atiku
…Urges FG to name a national institution after the less sage Former Vice President and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar sends his goodwill message to all Nigerians on the occasion of the anniversary of the June 12 1993 Presidential election believed to have been won by the late businessman, philanthropist…
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24 Years Anniversary: June 12 mother of May 29 – Tinubu declares
Former Lagos State governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said June 12 (a day which marks the President election held in 1993 and won by late Chief MKO Abiola) overrides May 29 Democracy Day in the country because of its significance. The former governor said this…