The Nigerian government has declared Friday, June 12, as public holiday to celebrate the nation’s Democracy Day.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Georgina Ehuriah, congratulated all Nigerians at home and abroad for the entrenchment of democratic rule in the country.
Aregbesola who called on all Nigerians to continue to cherish the selfless efforts made to attain democracy, commended the heroes of democracy for their dogged determination and sacrifice which eventually birthed Democratic Governance in Nigeria.