A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Olusegun Fanibe, has described June 12 as a symbol of Nigeria’s unity.
Fanibe made the assertion in an interview with Newsmen in Ile-Ife on Wednesday.
He noted that June 12 was a watershed in the annals of history of elections in Nigeria.
NAN reports that Fanibe contested for the House of Representatives in the last election on the platform of the Accord Party but lost to Taofik Ajilesoro of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Fanibe later decamped to the APC.
He said June 12 was a day that Nigerians, irrespective of party affiliation, religion and creed, spoke with one voice and overwhelmingly voted for Chief MKO Abiola.
He noted that the election was still regarded as the freest and fairest in the country.
Fanibe maintained that the democracy we are enjoying today was as a result of the sacrifice of late Abiola.
“The future of Nigeria is very bright and the future is now.
“Pronouncing June 12 as…
