Ogun Govt. Declares June 12 Public Holiday

[Shola Sholaz]

Ogun Government has declared June 12 a public holiday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election believed to have been won by late Chief MKO Abiola.
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This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Taiwo Adeoluwa, issued on Sunday in Abeokuta.
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It said the holiday would enable people to further appreciate the watershed that the annulled election represented, particularly as it served as the forebear of the current democracy which the country now enjoyed.
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It said that during the anniversary, now known as Democracy Day, the government would host a Democracy Walk and rally in Abeokuta.
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According to the statement, participants will include workers, students, market women and men, artisans, members of civil society, pro- democracy groups and non-governmental organisations.