President Muhammadu Buhari throughout the nationwide broadcast for Nigeria’s 57th Independence Anniversary. Twitter
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Abia Chapter has mentioned President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day exhibits the want of the folks will at all times prevail.
Buhari had throughout the week introduced the change of the Democracy Day date from May 29 to June 12 in honour of late Moshood Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential ballot.
And talking on Saturday in Umuahia, the state capital, SDP Chairman in Abia Chidi Nwosu, mentioned “That assertion made by the President arising from NEC assembly, is a full vindication that the peoples will should come to face at some point.
“Unfortunately, the 1993 presidential election gained by Chief M.Ok.O Abiola, of blessed reminiscence, has lastly come to relaxation. That election was declared. The outcomes had been declared.
“And the winner announced by the most appropriate person that ought to declare the results of the election,the then chairman of National Electoral Commission, Professor Humfrey Nwosu”.
As acknowledged by the previous lawmaker, “The vindication additionally, was that SDP was accepted as the preferred party then, has additionally come to relaxation lastly. To me, I’m very joyful that we're utterly departing from the results of autocratic rule, occasioned by the navy inside that interval.
“I’m additionally joyful that many of the actors who supported that the annulment, are nonetheless residing as we speak.
”And what President Muhammadu Buhari has completed, has rubbished these people. And the President has instructed them that their actions can by no means be contend any additional.”