President Buhari confers national honours to Iyorchia Ayu and others
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june 12 1993 was the day democracy was born in nigeria. it was the day nigerians negated all the social and political constructs that had been thought would make national unity impossible and democratic governance impossible but nigerians in their heterogeneity overwhelmingly voted for a candidate whose very essence was in defiance of religious ethnic and regional categorisation6 president buhari confers national honours to iyorchia ayu and others1

Abiola begged IBB to allow him be president even for one day - Tony Anenih
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june 12 1993 was the day democracy was born in nigeria. it was the day nigerians negated all the social and political constructs that had been thought would make national unity impossible and democratic governance impossible but nigerians in their heterogeneity overwhelmingly voted for a candidate whose very essence was in defiance of religious ethnic and regional categorisation6 mko abiola5 june 12 election result3 june 12 more than any other day symbolises the struggles and sacrifices made by countless nigerians to establish democracy as our way of national governance2 abiola begged ibb to allow him be president even for one day1

June 12 umpire Henry Nwosu Commends Buhari
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june 12 1993 was the day democracy was born in nigeria. it was the day nigerians negated all the social and political constructs that had been thought would make national unity impossible and democratic governance impossible but nigerians in their heterogeneity overwhelmingly voted for a candidate whose very essence was in defiance of religious ethnic and regional categorisation6 june 125 mko abiola5 june 12 election result3 june1

Abiola's Investiture: Guests Arrive
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june 12 1993 was the day democracy was born in nigeria. it was the day nigerians negated all the social and political constructs that had been thought would make national unity impossible and democratic governance impossible but nigerians in their heterogeneity overwhelmingly voted for a candidate whose very essence was in defiance of religious ethnic and regional categorisation6 june 125 abiolas investiture guests arrive1

List of Dignitaries to Abiola's Investiture include Soyinka, Falana
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june 12 1993 was the day democracy was born in nigeria. it was the day nigerians negated all the social and political constructs that had been thought would make national unity impossible and democratic governance impossible but nigerians in their heterogeneity overwhelmingly voted for a candidate whose very essence was in defiance of religious ethnic and regional categorisation6 mko abiola5 june 125 list of dignitaries at abiolas investiture include soyinka1 falana1

June 12: Aregbesola applauds Buhari for courage
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june 12 1993 was the day democracy was born in nigeria. it was the day nigerians negated all the social and political constructs that had been thought would make national unity impossible and democratic governance impossible but nigerians in their heterogeneity overwhelmingly voted for a candidate whose very essence was in defiance of religious ethnic and regional categorisation6 osun governor rauf aregbesola has applauded president muhammadu buhari for recognising june 12 as democracy day in place of may 291 in a statement by his media adviser sola fasure governor aregbesola commended the president for mustering the courage to take this historic step 25 years after the freest and fairest presidential election ever held in the history of nigeria1 according to governor aregbesola president buhari has secured for himself an incomparable position in history for summoning the courage to take this historic step of recognising june 12 as democracy day and honouring chief moshood abiola posthumously1 it is most regrettable that the election was annulled and chief abiola clamped in illegal detention where he later died1 successive administrations had suppressed the significance of june 12 and resisted every admonition to recognise the date and honour chief abiola1 we have since the advent of our administration shunned may 29 and celebrated june 12 as democracy day1 we are glad therefore that president buhari has taken this bold step and set the record straight. history will be kind to him for this. i commend him for this uncommon courage and demonstration of leadership the statement said1