President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the cancellation of May 29 as the country’s annual Democracy Day.
Buhari in a press release on Wednesday said the annual celebration would now hold on June 12.
Buhari also announced that MKO Abiola, winner of the annulled election, will be posthumously awarded the highest honour in the land, GCFR.
“Furthermore, the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, a tireless fighter for human rights and democracy, and for the actualisation of the June 12, 1993 elections, will be posthumously awarded a GCON,” he said.