The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Lagos State Council, is to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the June 12 ,1993 presidential poll with a public lecture.

The lecture which is scheduled to hold at the Lagos Airport Hotel today is on the theme: 'June 12: Lessons for Today's Democracy'.

A statement issued in Lagos by the Chairman of the council, Deji Elumoye, and Secretary, Sylva Okereke, said the lecture would be chaired by the former Governor of the old Kaduna state, Alhaji Balarabe Musa while Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State would deliver a lecture on the theme.

Those to discuss Ahmed’s paper include human rights activist , Mr. Femi Falana; Executive Editor of The News magazine , Mr. Kunle Ajibade; President of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Omowole, and Co-ordinator of International Press Centre, Mr. Lanre Arogundade.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State would be the Chief Host while the President of NUJ, Mallam Garba Muhammed, is the host. A former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is the Father of the Day.

The statement added that the annual lecture was aimed at celebrating the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, late Chief MKO Abiola.