By Sunday Okobi
The June 12 Movement of Nigeria in conjunction with
the Nigeria Intervention Movement (NIM) has finalised plans to recognise and
honour some notable Nigerians who played key roles during the June 12, 1993,
struggle for the restoration of democracy in Nigeria next Tuesday in Lagos at a
Special Presidential Roundtable in commemoration of the Silver Jubilee of June 12
Democracy Day celebration.
This Special Roundtable session, which creates
auspices to honour heroes and heroines of the June 12 pro-democracy struggle in
Nigeria has also been designed to host leading presidential aspirants
contesting in the 2019 elections in Nigeria
The commemorative national presidential dialogue is
geared towards initiating and setting a cohesive agenda for a ballot based-Permanent
Voter Card (PVC) revolution of the movement in the forthcoming elections
scheduled to hold in February 2019
The historic event, which is also expected to bring
Nigerian leaders, leading presidential aspirants and front line political activists
in Nigeria to a robust interface, is scheduled to hold at June 12 Democracy
Centre at No 43/46 MKO Abiola Crescent off Toyin Street, Ikeja, Lagos, from 10a.m.
to 1p.m.
As it is accustomed with the organisers in an
election year, the raison d'être for this presidential roundtable with the
theme ‘2019: Towards a formidable and cohesive electoral intervention for a new
Nigeria’, is to create a platform for profound understanding among contending
aspirants in the 2019 general elections towards ensuring that the Nigerian people
and electorate get the best for a ballot based-PVC driven revolution to be
effected for a new Nigeria to emerge in 2019
According to the Chairman of the Organising
Committee,
Professor Anthony Kila, all nominated heroes and heroines
of democracy are expected to grace this ceremony, which highpoint will be a
major interlude to pray for Nigeria, while honouring the immortal memory of the
supreme sacrifice paid by all the martyrs of Nigeria’s current democracy,
including MKO Abiola of blessed memory.
Some of the eminent Nigerians already nominated for
the heroes and heroines of democracy honours are Professor Wole Soyinka, Chief
Ayo Adebanjo, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, Senator Shehu Sani, Frank Kokori, Prof
Attahiru Jega, Ms Ayo Obe, Femi Falana, Olawale Okunniyi, Dr. Osagie Obayuwana,
Dr. Dipo Fashina, Dr. Femi Aborishade, Dr. Odion Sylvester Akhaine, Aremu
Abiodun, Omoyele Sowore among 15 other pro-democracy activists already listed
for popular recognition by the June 12 Movement of Nigeria
The presidential dialogue model after MKO Abiola Hope '93 will be anchored by the Convener of
June 12 Movement of Nigeria, Olawale Okunniyi, under the distinguished chairmanship
of legal icon and human rights advocate and Chairman of NIM, Agbakoba.
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