President Buhari Officially Changes Democracy Day To June 12 In Honour Of MKO Abiola.

 President Buhari declares June 12th as the new date for the celebration of Nigeria's Democracy Day. President Buhari announced this on Twitter this evening. He said the change in date is to honour late MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

 The President also said Abiola would be awarded with the Grand Commander of The Federal Republic (GCFR) tittle posthumously.

 Here is the tweet;