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The Federal Government says Nigeria has a lot to celebrate with 23 years of uninterrupted democracy and its citizens reaping dividends of civil rule. DAILY NIGERIAN reports.

Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture said this on Thursday in Abuja at a media briefing to announce the activities lined up to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day.

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Fielding questions from journalists, the minister recalled that between 1966 and 1999, the country had barely six years of democratic rule. Information Guide Nigeria

He said 1993 was a watershed in the history of the country when the most free and fair election was conducted which was later annulled on June 12 same year by the military

The minister also said that after the annulment of the 1993 elections, which brought Nigeria to the brink, the country was also ruled by the military for another six years.

He said that with the return to democracy in 1999 the country has not witnessed any military incursion. jamb results

“Between 1999 and 2008 we celebrated Democracy Day on May 29 and that was the day the military handed over power after a lot of disruption”.

“No government before now had the courage to declare June 12 as Democracy Day. It took the courage of President Mohammadu Buhari to do so.

“We are also celebrating the day to pay tribute to MKO Abiola, the winner of the 1993 presidential election and also to other Nigerians who lost their lives during the struggle,” he said.