• About Us
  • Advertise Route
Friday, February 3, 2023
  • Login
OloriSuperGal
  • News
    • Business
    • Features
    • Opinions
  • Entertainment
    • Showbiz
    • Music
    • Movies
    • Interviews
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • Celebrity
    • Travel
  • Sports
  • Events
  • OSG ZA
No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Business
    • Features
    • Opinions
  • Entertainment
    • Showbiz
    • Music
    • Movies
    • Interviews
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • Celebrity
    • Travel
  • Sports
  • Events
  • OSG ZA
No Result
View All Result
OloriSuperGal
No Result
View All Result

Democracy Day: The Story Behind It

by OSG Contributor
June 12, 2020
in Articles
Reading Time: 1 min read
0 0
0
Democracy Day: The Story Behind It
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Many know the Nigerian Democracy day but not many know the story behind it

Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, popularly referred to as MKO Abiola was a businessman, publisher and politician. He contested for the presidency at the 1993 Nigeria elections which held on June 12, 1993. He was widely regarded as the winner although the final results weren’t released. The election was later annulled by the then Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida. MKO Abiola was later detained after he declared himself the president.

ADVERTISEMENT

Nigeria’s Democracy Day is a public holiday to commemorate the restoration of democracy in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. May 29 was initially the official democracy day in Nigeria, marking when the newly elected Olusegun Obasanjo took office as the President of Nigeria in 1999, ending multiple decades of military rule that began in 1966 and had been interrupted only by a brief period of democracy from 1979 to 1983.

On June 6, 2018, eight days after May 29, 2018 had been celebrated as Democracy Day, the President Buhari-led Federal Government of Nigeria declared June 12 to be the new Democracy Day. This was done to commemorate the democratic election of MKO Abiola on June 12, 1993, in what has been adjudged to be Nigeria’s freest and fairest elections.

ADVERTISEMENT
Tags: Democracy dayJUNE 12MKO ABIOLA
ShareTweetSend
Previous Post

EXCLUSIVE: NETFLIX SIGNS MULTI-TITLE PARTNERSHIP WITH MO ABUDU TO DEVELOP CONTENT FROM NIGERIA INCLUDING 2 NIGERIAN ORIGINAL SERIES

Next Post

OSG Podcast: The Culture of Victim Shaming in Sexual Violence Cases in Nigeria

OSG Contributor

Next Post
The Bill to Protect Rape Victims Passes Second Reading at Senate

OSG Podcast: The Culture of Victim Shaming in Sexual Violence Cases in Nigeria

ADVERTISEMENT

Popular

  • El-Rufai vow to expose the cabals working against Tinubu

    El-Rufai vow to expose the cabals working against Tinubu

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Wizkid, Trevor Noah, Dj Arch Jnr, others nominated for Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards 2023

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Mo Abudu, Kate Henshaw, others at the launch of Shades of Beauty Med Spa & Oye Fashion in Lagos

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • #NigeriaDecides: 5 Essential Preparation Steps for Nigerian Election Season

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Marketing Industry Leader Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi Appointed Group VP at Wakanow

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
ADVERTISEMENT

OSG is focused on creative digital media and consulting on groundbreaking and appealing content.

© 2022 OSG-OloriSuperGal All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Business
    • Features
    • Opinions
  • Entertainment
    • Showbiz
    • Music
    • Movies
    • Interviews
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • Celebrity
    • Travel
  • Sports
  • Events
  • OSG ZA

© 2022 OSG-OloriSuperGal All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist