June 12: Governor Ambode call for true federalism.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, says one of the best ways Nigeria can immortalise Chief Abiola, is to entrench viable democracy.

Ambode said such could only be achieved through the practice of true federalism which was currently not in place in the country.

He spoke in Lagos at an event organised by the Office of Civic Engagement, Duputy Governor's Office to mark the twenty-third anniversary of June twelve, saying Nigeria owe the late Abiola a duty to entrench democracy in the system and practice it the right way.

Ambode said the cause for which Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola died would have been achieved if Nigeria had been consistent in the practice of true federalism.

The Governor who spopoke through Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello, said June twelve would continued to be remembered, but that the country must be prepared to travel through the journey of ensuring the right things were done in proper ways.

In his own speech, Former Lagos Military Administrator, Ndubuisi Kanu, said the nation was struggling with numerous problems because true federalism and restructuring had not been put in place.

Kanu said Nigerian were at struggling to build and may still have the chance to build the country but it was a dwindling chance, saying whatever was happening now in the country, either militancy, IPOB and others will not stop until we go back to the Nigeria that we are expected to build-a federal Nigeria.

Also, the Convener of the Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms,CODER, Ayo Opadokun, lamented the plight of Nigeria, saying despite the fact that it was one of the largest producers of crude oil in the world, the masses were still very poor and impoverished.

Opadokun also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sum up the courage to ask the electoral body to make final pronouncement that MKO won the June 12, 1993 presidential election and then proceed to confer on him post humous honour.

Special Adviser to the Lagos Governor on Civic Engagement, Kehinde Joseph, in his welcome address said June 12 was the day the masses of Nigeria relegated all those tendencies that had continually been militating against the unity of the nation to the background and embraced common hope and aspiration by voting massively for Abiola.