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- June 12 has been declared a public holiday in some Southwest states of Nigeria

- The five states have also lined activities to mark the anniversary

- It is a public holiday to honour the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Moshood Abiola

Six states in the south west have declared Monday, June 12, a public holiday to honour Moshood Abiola, the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

While many have clamored for it to be a general public holiday, only the following states are commemorating it:

1. Ekiti

2. Ondo

3. Ogun

4. Osun

5. Oyo

6. Lagos states have announced it and also lined up activities to mark the anniversary.

Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, said Abiola’s supreme sacrifice culminated in the hurried departure of the military from the political scene in 1999.

Akeredolu releases a statement via his Chief Press Secretary, Segun Ajiboye, and said the government is organising a lecture, as part of programmes lined up for the day, with the theme: “June 12: A celebration of courage and resilience.

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