The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore, has said that though June 12 is Nigeria’s Democracy Day in honour of Late MKO Abiola, Nigeria has not yet attained real democracy. Sowore said this on Monday as the country marked the June 12 Democracy Day to commemorate the 1993 election won by Abiola but was nullified by the then military leader, Ibrahim Babangida (IBB), who also arrested and imprisoned Abiola, leading ultimately to his death.
Nigeria Yet To Have Real Democracy – Sowore Recalls Battle With IBB To Release June 1993 Election ResultsSowore said this on Monday as the country marked the June 12 Democracy Day to commemorate the 1993 election won by Abiola but was nullified by the then military leader, Ibrahim Babangida , who also arrested and imprisoned Abiola, leading ultimately to his death.
Sowore noted that Babangida didn’t however listen and his office was consumed by the fierce struggle that followed. According to media reports, NANS said in the 1993 statement issued by its then Secretary-General, Mr. Adagba Onoja, that the political deadlock was deliberately created by a few privileged individuals who, for their selfish interests, vowed to truncate democratic process.
Sowore had urged the United Nations and the Organisation of African Unity to impose severe sanctions on the present administration, if it fails to hand over by August 27, 1993.
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