The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 12, 2020, as public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day Celebration. President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2018 directed that the nation’s Democracy Day should hold on June 12 of every year. Before then Democracy Day was celebrated on May 29 to reflect the day the country returned to civil rule in 1999 after long years of military regime. Buhari, however, declared June 12 Democracy Day to honour the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election, Chief Moshood Abiola, who also honoured posthumously with the highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic. He equally wished all Nigerians at home and abroad a Happy Democracy Day Celebration.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 08, 2020 16:52 UTC