Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare June 12 as Democracy Day in the country as a way of immortalizing the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election, the late Chief Moshood K. O. Abiola. He insisted that what the nation presently enjoyed has its root in June 12.
The Governor made this known on Friday during the June 12 rally at the Lagos Television Ground, Ikeja in Lagos, where he explained that the hope of the people was dashed when the June 12 election was annulled by General Ibrahim Babangida.
According to him, “June 12 personifies our desire to liberate ourselves and take charge of our destiny. June 12 symbolises the patriotism of all Nigerians as the election fired up hope in the mind of the people.
“Lagos has continued to be the hub of democratic ideas and we will continue to expand the frontiers of democratic governance and freedom of our people. June 12 should be declared the real democracy day,” he said.
Stressing that the outcome of the 2015 general elections is a testament to the fruitfulness of the June 12 movement, Ambode asserted that Nigerians owe it a duty to immortalise the memory of those who made this possible. This was as he assured that Nigeria would never forget Abiola and other martyrs of the June 12 debacle.
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