The Executive governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has declared today 13th of June a public holiday in commemoration of the June 12 elections.
In a statement released by Mr. Yomi Latina, the governor’s special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Ajimobi stated that June 12 was a special day worthy of commemoration. He also stated that the government should declare MKO Abiola the winner of the election.
“12 June remains a watershed in the history of the country, because of the significance of the day in the nation’s democratic journey, having broken all ethnic and religious barriers,” the governor said, adding: “The annulled election is yet to be matched in terms of freeness, fairness, transparency, openness and widespread acceptability.
“That the symbol of the annulled election, Chief MKO Abiola, opted to pay the supreme price to defend his mandate has deepened democracy and the price he paid is what the comfort the political leaders are enjoying up till today.
“I want to, once again, urge the federal government to immortalise and officially recognise Abiola as a former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and to confer on him the highest honour in the land befitting of a former president.”