By Ayodele Oni
The ceremonial Military Parade, usually one of the features on Democracy Day in Nigeria will not hold this year.
No reason was given for the cancellation, but President Tinubu would, instead, participate in a special joint session of the National Assembly at 12. noon tomorrow.
The Federal Government announced the cancellation of the scheduled military parade to commemorate the 26th Democracy Day.
The details of activities marking the Democracy Day released on Wednesday by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Democracy Day celebration, indicate that President Bola Tinubu would deliver a nationwide address at 7.00 a.m on Thursday.
A statement to this effect was released by Abdulhakeem Adeoye, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, in Abuja.
According to the statement, the traditional Democracy Day parade that usually held in previous years would not take place.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, had earlier announced that the Military Parade would hold.
Akume, who was represented by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this during the inauguration of the Inter-ministerial Committee for the 2025 Democracy Day celebration about two weeks ago.
The statement, however, explained that: “The Inter-Ministerial Committee wishes to announce the following developments on the 26th Democracy Day celebration:
“Presidential National Broadcast on June 12, 2025 at 7.a.m; No Democracy Day Parade.
“H.E President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, is to attend the National Assembly Joint Session at 12 noon.
“Public Lecture on Democracy Day Celebration at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. Time: 4.p.m
Theme: ‘Consolidating on the Gains of Nigeria’s Democracy: Necessity of Enduring Reforms’.”
Nigeria’s Democracy Day was shifted from May 29, the day of the inauguration of Democracy in 1999 after a long spell of Military rule to June 12, the date Nigeria’s freest and fairest election was held in 1993. It was won by Chief Moshood Abiola but sadly annulled by the Military Government under the Leadership of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Abiola tragically died in while in custody battling to retake his mandate.
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