The House of Representatives on
Thursday approved June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria and abrogated May 29.
Previously, May 29 is always
observed as Democracy Day since 1999.
But President Muhammadu Buhari,
last year declared that June 12 would now be marked as Democracy Day and a day
to handover power.
However, the House of Reps’
approval followed the adoption of a report on a bill seeking to amend the
Public Holidays Act 2004.
The lawmakers approved the
amendments to three clauses in the Act, as recommended in the report.
One of the clauses deleted May 29
as Democracy Day and replaced the date with June 12.
The amendment has put an end to
age-long dispute that June 12 should be made Democracy Day.
Late Moshood Kashimao Olawale
(MKO) Abiola won the freest election conducted in Nigeria’s history on June 12,
1993 and the election was annulled by the military junta of General Ibrahim
Badamosi Babangida, IBB.
For decades, activists and human
rights bodies have been protesting and canvassing the recognition of Abiola by
making June 12 Democracy Day instead of the May 29 instituted by former
President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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