Former Oyo state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi on Wednesday joined other Southwest leaders in Abuja to celebrate 2019 Democracy Day.
Ajimobi who recently returned from Hajj was seen with former Osun state governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, APC leader, Bola Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande and others.
At the event, President Muhammadu Buhari renamed the Abuja National Stadium after acclaimed winner of 1993 General Election Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola.
The honour is coming 26 years after that historical election adjudged to be the fairest since the country’s independent in 1960.
The President had earlier signed into the law the recognition of June 12 as Democracy Day as well as public holiday replacing May 29th which was hitherto observed as public holiday and democracy day.The law now recognises May 29 as inauguration day only.
With the announcement on Wednesday the late business mogul and well known philanthropist, now has two stadia named after him, the MKO Abiola Stadium in Kuto Abeokuta his home state and the National Stadium in Abuja.
