Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo 


The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12, 2024 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day.


In a statement on Tuesday, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government,  said, “As we mark another Democracy day in the history of our dear country, let us all reflect on the efforts of our founding fathers and ensure that Nigeria remains a united, secured, peaceful and indivisible entity”.


 He urged Nigerians to remain steadfast on the tenets of democratic governance.


With its return to democracy  on May 29, 1999, Nigeria celebrated Democracy Day every year on May 29


In 2018, the President Muhammadu Buhari moved Democracy Day from May 29 to June 12 in honour of one of the national heroes for democracy, Chief M.K.O Abiola