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“June 12, 1993, was the day millions of Nigerians expressed their Democratic will in the freest, fairest and most peaceful elections since our Independence. That the outcome of that election was not upheld by the then military Government does not detract from its democratic credentials,” he said.

The public holiday, according to a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Binta Mamman on Monday is to enable civil servants and political officeholders to participate in the distribution and monitoring of the palliatives and Ramadan feeding in their various local government areas.