Democracy Day: Nigeria Marks 21 Years Of Uninterrupted Civil Rule
This picture, which was taken on June 12, 2019, shows a section of the Eagle Square in Abuja where the Democracy Day celebrations held last year.Today is Democracy Day, a day set aside by the Federal Government to honour the late businessman and politician, Moshood Abiola, believed to have won the 1993 presidential election.
It was first marked as Democracy Day on the new date in 2019 after President Buhari on June 6, 2018, announced that the day would hold on June 12 of every year. On June 12, 2019, none of the former Heads of State and Presidents attended the Democracy Day celebrations held at the Eagle Square in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
The day is, however, celebrated on lowkey as Nigeria battles with coronavirus which has killed thousands of people across the world.
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