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VOXPOP: Why was Democracy Day moved from May 29th to June 12th?

Since 2000, Nigeria has been celebrating May 29th as Democracy Day. In June 2018, President Buhari announced that Democracy Day would move to June 12th…

Since 2000, Nigeria has been celebrating May 29th as Democracy Day. In June 2018, President Buhari announced that Democracy Day would move to June 12th from 2019 to mark the annulled general election of June 12th 1993.

As we celebrate Democracy Day today, we were able to find out if peopleĀ  truly know why the date was moved from May 29th to June 12th.

Watch the video bellow.