The Lagos State Government has declared Monday as a public holiday to mark June 12 celebration in the State.
A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Tunju Bello, on behalf of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, said that the State remains committed to the ideals of the annulled 1993 Presidential election.
Ambode explained that 24 years after, the ideals of June 12 commemoration were worth celebrating, as it contributed greatly to shaping Nigeria’s democracy.
He said: “June 12, 1993 is a day we must not forget in the annals of our democratic history. Our present democratic experience may still be far from the ideal but we must all make concerted efforts to entrench fiscal federalism which is the only way to achieve true nationhood.
“On June 12, 1993, majority of Nigerians across all divides demonstrated through the ballot box that irrespective of class or ethnic sympathies, the Nigerian people are united and would always join hands to promote our unifying values.
“We owe it a duty to genuinely immortalize the fallen heroes of the June 12 struggle nationally and deepen our democratic values to ensure that never again will such anti-people action be allowed to take place.”
