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    Buhari Must Declare June 12 Democracy Day, says Ambode, Others

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    Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, Prof. Akin Oyebode and other activists have challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare June 12 as Democracy Day in the country to immortalise the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election, late Chief Moshood Kashimao Olawale, MKO Abiola.
    Ambode and others spoke at the June 12 Rally at the Lagos Television Ground, Ikeja in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria today.

    The governor said emphatically that June 12 should be declared Democracy Day in Nigeria to honour Abiola.
    He said the hope of the people was dashed when the June 12 election was annulled by Ibrahim Babangida, saying that what the nation now enjoyed today was rooted in June 12.
    “That personified our desire to liberate ourselves and take charge of our destiny. June 12 symbolises the patriotism of all Nigerians as the election fires up hope in the mind of the people.

    “Lagos has continually remained the hub of democratic ideas and we will continue to expand the frontiers of democratic governance ands freedom of our people. June 12 should be declared the real democracy day,” Ambode said.
    According to him, “the outcome of this year’s election proved that June 12 has been fruitful. We owe it a duty to immortalise the memory of our heroes,” he said.
    The governor stated that Nigeria would never forget Abiola and other martyrs of the June 12 episode
    Speaking at the event, Prof Akin Oyebode who was the chairman of the occasion described Abiola as a titanic hero who must be immortalised, saying that June 12 showed that nobody could suppress the wish of the people.

    “Abiola was a precursor of the change we are celebrating today. His slogan was farewell to poverty and have we really attain banishing of poverty? The lessons to be learnt was that those who truncate the progress of the people will never be remembered,” he said.
    Oyebode added that. June 12 had been relegated in the country, saying that ethnicisation of June 12 is a disservitude to Nigerians.
    “The Federal Government should declare June 12 public holiday. Our victory will not be total until June 12 is recognised as democracy day,” he stated.
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