Democracy Day (Nigeria)
Democracy Day is a
History
Background
Nigeria gained independence from
Democracy Day
May 29 was initially the official democracy day in Nigeria, marking when the newly elected Olusegun Obasanjo took office as President of Nigeria. On June 6, 2018, eight days after May 29, 2018, had been celebrated as Democracy Day, the government of president Muhammadu Buhari declared June 12 to be the new Democracy Day.[10] This was done to commemorate the democratic election of Moshood Abiola on June 12, 1993, which were wrongly cancelled by the government of Ibrahim Babangida. Abiola was later detained after he rightfully declared himself the president.
Others
The Nigerian Democracy Day theme song was written by Attih Soul on the directives of the Buhari led administration in 2017 as part of the celebration to mark the day.[11]
See also
- Democracy Day in other countries.
References
- ^ Okogba, Emmanuel (2022-06-15). "2022 Democracy Day celebrations: Significant highlights from the president's speech". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ "Why I made June 12 Democracy Day -Buhari". Punch Newspapers. 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ISSN 0256-0046.
- ^ Agbalajobi, Damilola. "June 12 is now Democracy Day in Nigeria. Why it matters". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ "Letter to MKO Abiola on Democracy Day". TheCable. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ Report, Agency (2019-06-11). "Democracy Day: Why June 12 is more significant than May 29 - Tinubu". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ Mohsin, Haroon (2022-07-08). "Nigeria Independence Day". National Today. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
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- ^ "Buhari declares June 12 Democracy Day, honours Abiola with GCFR". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ Unamka, Sampson (12 September 2020). "Attih Soul Shines Bright In RMF - The Nation". Retrieved 2021-01-01.