The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has appealed to Nigerians to let the June 12, 1993 elections inspire them to correct what he described as the error of February 25, 2023 election in order to restore and deepen democracy.
June 12 is being commorated as Nigeria’s Democracy Day to celebrate the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election widely regarded as the nation’s freest which was annulled by then military dictatorship. The crisis which followed the annulment led to the death of many Nigerians.
Obi, who is challenging the outcome of the February 25, 2023, Presidential election, in a Democracy Day message to Nigerians, on Sunday, said, “ the challenge of June 12 and a dedicated Democracy Day is to inspire Nigerians to correct the errors of her recent elections.
Vanguard reports that The LP Presidential flag bearer urged the country to “use the commemoration of June 12 as an occasion to return to the true virtues of a truly democratic nation.
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