THOSE expecting an elaborate inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term on May 29 will have to wait till June 12, Information, Culture & Tourism Minister Lai Mohammed said yesterday.Buhari, who was the All Progressives Congress candidate in the February presidential election, defeated his Peoples Democratic Party challenger, Atiku Abubakar with more than three million votes.
The decision to have a low-profile inauguration for the President, he said, was taken at the weekly Federal Executive Council on May 8.He said: “However, invitations have been sent to all world leaders to attend the ceremonies marking the observance of the Democracy Day on June 12. Opadokun told The Nation yesterday: “My position is not different from what NADECO has which we made serious remarks about. We made our position clear during the last June 12 day. It is the right course of action that President Muhammadu Buhari has taken.
“They did the calculation and it fell on May 29, it has no significance beyond that. Unfortunately, President Olusegun Obasanjo took over, who was the beneficiary of the martyrdom of M.K.O Abiola. He was so unkind…. as not to recognise Abiola. “Abiola, who won the election, incidentally, he was from the South, a Muslim and nobody considered where he came from or the religion he professed. He was overwhelmingly voted for by Nigerians across the boundaries. It was the real celebration of our democracy. But unfortunately, those who did not want our democracy to gain root locked him up until he died.
Also reacting, Festus Keyamu, said: “According to the release of Federal Government, May 29 will still hold but will be low-key. So, there is going to be a proper handover on May 29 but the real celebration of democracy day is going to be on June 12. That is what we expected all along, but after sometime; we expect that will be constitutional amendment.
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