FG declares Thursday, June 12th as a public holiday to celebrate Democracy Day

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, 12th June, 2025, as Public Holiday to commemorate this year’s democracy day celebration.

This was announced by the Honourable Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Interior Ministry, Magdalene Ajani, and released on Sunday.

He congratulated Nigerians on this occasion of 26 years of an uninterrupted civil rule; noting that Democracy is sustained with open doors for further improvement.

The Honourable Minister reiterated the commitment of the Renewed Hope government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) to the universal value of democracy that is based on freely-expressed will of the people in determining Nigeria’s political, economic, social and cultural systems.