John Ameh, AbujaThe Presidency on Wednesday asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to explain why he was absent from the maiden Democracy Day on June 12. The statement said, “Chief Olusegun Obasanjo owes an answer to Nigerians on his absence from the 2019 Presidential inauguration and Democracy Day celebration because the claim that he was not invited or he did not receive an invitation cannot be sustained. “If Chief Obasanjo did not see or receive the letter and invitation cards, then the former President needs to find out what is happening with his own secretariat. “The government office did its job diligently and should not be blemished for no reason.”During his tenure Obasanjo recognised May 29 as Democracy Day. Buhari, who last week named the National Stadium in Abuja after Chief MKO Abiola, had earlier declared June 12 as the country’s Democracy Day in recognition of the sacrifices Abiola made for democracy to thrive in the country.

Source: Punch June 20, 2019 00:11 UTC