Adams said this on Monday during the 24th anniversary celebration of the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, won by the late Bashorun MKO Abiola
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The position of the AYCF was stated on Monday by the Deputy President of the group, Muhammadu Abubakar Kudu, at the 24th anniversary of the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election in Lagos
In a statement commemorating the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Oladele stated that years after the annulment of what was then described by the international community as the most transparent election in Nigeria, the country is still grappling with corruption and lack of accountability, a situation which, according to him, has led to the arrest of democratic development instead of deepening it
The former Vice President and Waziri Adamawa stated that June 12 and the events that brought it are part of our country’s history and cannot be forgotten
In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello, on behalf of the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, the government said the holiday was in honour of the ideals which the June 12, 1993 presidential election represents, being a day that the country experienced an election that was adjudged as the freest and fairest in Nigeria’s history
According to the party, the fact that Governor Amosun did not declare June 13 as public holiday for the celebration of the anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, purportedly won by the late Chief MKO Abiola, who was from the state, but which was annulled by ex-Military President Ibrahim Babangida, is an indication that Amosun is not a democrat after all
According to the former governor, heroes and heroines of Nigeria’s democracy, including Abiola, Obafemi Awolowo, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ahmadu Bello, Ladoke Akintola, Kudirat Abiola, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and Gani Fawehinmi, all of blessed memory, should be honoured continually by federal and state governments for their indelible contributions to the social, political and economic development of the country
At the public lecture, the President of Women Arise, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, said: “We are making the 22nd anniversary of the freest and fairest and the most peaceful election that was annulled by a cabal
“However, I am happy that, over time, especially with the recent elections which took place on March 28, Nigerians have been able to overcome our sordid past,” he said
The Lagos Assembly Speaker, who stated this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Musbau Rasak, said it has thus become imperative for Nigerians to not only celebrate the historic event but also reflect on its significance
He said June 12, 1993 was the day Nigerians voted in one voice across ethnic, racial and religious lines, adding that it represented the real democracy day when Nigerians said no to voting along ethnic lines
The programme, with the theme: “June 12 and Challenges of the Fourth Republic,” was organised by the state government in conjunction with June 12 Coalition of Democratic Formations
Speaking at the commemorative event at the Nelson Mandela Park, Osogbo, Aregbesola said what the country desperately needed is true democracy, which must be nurtured for it to develop, progress and stabilise
In a statement by the Chairman of the Council, Comrade Deji Elumoye, and the Secretary, Comrade Sylva Okereke, the lecture will be chaired by a former Governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, while Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State will deliver a paper on the theme of the lecture
According to the statement, the gesture is to commemorate the annulment June 12, 1993 presidential election
Fasehun said in a statement in Lagos that the step should be taken to immortalise the late Chief M. K. O. Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12 1993 presidential election
In commemoration of June 12, 1993, Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola has approved that Thursday, 12th June, 2014 is…
Maku, who was at the event to give the Federal Government’s position on issues in the country, said that development should come from below and not from the top as people expected.
Kalu made the recommendation at a lecture organised by the Oodua Peoples’ Congress in Lagos to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election
The President made the remarks at the inauguration of the Board of the Police Service Commission held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja