Buhari To Address Nigerians On June 12 At 7 Am

President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation on Saturday,
in commemoration of Democracy Day.

This was disclosed in a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential
spokesman, on Friday.

According to Adesina, the president will address the nation at
7am.

“To commemorate Nigeria’s Democracy Day, June 12, 2021,
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation on Saturday,
June 12, 2021, at 7am,” the statement reads.

“Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets
are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian
Television Authority and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast.”

In June 2018, Buhari had declared June 12 as the new date for
Democracy Day.

“For the past 18 years, Nigerians have been celebrating May
29th, as Democracy Day. That was the date when for the second time
in our history, an elected civilian administration took over from a
military government. The first time this happened was on October
21st, 1979,” the president said in a statement on June 6, 2018.

“But in the view of Nigerians, as shared by this administration,
June 12th, 1993, was far more symbolic of Democracy in the Nigerian
context than May 29th or even the October 1st.

“June 12th, 1993 was the day when Nigerians in millions
expressed their democratic will in what was undisputedly the
freest, fairest and most peaceful elections since our Independence.
The fact that the outcome of that election was not upheld by the
then military government does not distract from the democratic
credentials of that process.

“Accordingly, after due consultations, the federal government
has decided that henceforth, June 12th will be celebrated as
Democracy Day.”

President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation on Saturday,
in commemoration of Democracy Day.

This was disclosed in a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential
spokesman, on Friday.

According to Adesina, the president will address the nation at
7am.

“To commemorate Nigeria’s Democracy Day, June 12, 2021,
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation on Saturday,
June 12, 2021, at 7am,” the statement reads.

“Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets
are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian
Television Authority and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast.”

In June 2018, Buhari had declared June 12 as the new date for
Democracy Day.

“For the past 18 years, Nigerians have been celebrating May
29th, as Democracy Day. That was the date when for the second time
in our history, an elected civilian administration took over from a
military government. The first time this happened was on October
21st, 1979,” the president said in a statement on June 6, 2018.

“But in the view of Nigerians, as shared by this administration,
June 12th, 1993, was far more symbolic of Democracy in the Nigerian
context than May 29th or even the October 1st.

“June 12th, 1993 was the day when Nigerians in millions
expressed their democratic will in what was undisputedly the
freest, fairest and most peaceful elections since our Independence.
The fact that the outcome of that election was not upheld by the
then military government does not distract from the democratic
credentials of that process.

“Accordingly, after due consultations, the federal government
has decided that henceforth, June 12th will be celebrated as
Democracy Day.”