June 12 recognized as Democracy Day

The Buhari government recognized June 12 as Democracy Day and honored M.K.O. Abiola. This moved the symbolic center of Nigerian democracy from the 1999 handover date to the annulled 1993 mandate. Source to strengthen: official State House source needed; background from Britannica [M.K.O. Abiola](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Moshood-Kashimawo-Olawale-Abiola).