SA Diaspora: Reacts To Gov Uzodinma’s June 12 Speech
June 12, 2020
3:07 pm
Democracy Day in Nigeria is being celebrated on the 12th of June this year, the day carries a heavy symbolism for a country thatβs known more years of being ruled by military men than by democratically elected leaders.
June 12 carries huge significance for older Nigerians. It was on this date in 1993 that presidential elections were held for the first time since the 1983 military coup. It was an event many observers have described as theΒ most significantΒ in Nigeriaβs post-independence political history.
It is still viewed as the freest, fairest, and most peaceful election ever held in Nigeria …
