On June 12, 1999, just weeks after assuming office as the Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu joined Nigerians in Lagos to mark the sixth anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, still remembered as Nigeria’s freest and fairest poll. Speaking to a crowd of supporters, activists, and pro-democracy figures, Tinubu reflected on the meaning of June 12. His words carried personal weight: during the years of military rule, he lived in exile and played an active role in t