The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has urged Nigerians to take the federal government's declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day and the posthumous award to the late Moshood Abiola, with a pinch of salt.
The group said although it accepted the recognition of Mr Abiola and June 12 by the All Progressives Congress federal government, there is a need to test the motives and true intentions of the government with the coming elections in Ekiti, Osun and next year's presidential elections.
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