IBB must tell Nigerians why MKO was sacrificed - Abiola’s Aide
- A forum has called for the payments of all entitlements due to the late Moshood abiola
- The group alongside a son to Gani Fawehinmi said the GCFR title would mean nothing if Abiola's family is not paid
- According to Muhammed Fawehinmi, the former military head of state, Ibrahim Babangida should tell Nigeria's why Abiola was sacrificed for June 12 annulment
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to pay all the entitlements due to the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, late Moshood Abiola.
The forum alongside human rights activits and a son to late Gani Fawehinmi, Muhammed said the title of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) means nothing if Abiola's entilemnets are not paid by FG.
Speaking during the 20th memorial service of Abiola's death in Lagos, the Abiola must be accorded all necessary benefits as president by the FG.
Muhammaed said if the June 2013 election was not annulled by the former military head of state, Ibrahim Babangida, Abiola would have ruled Nigeria as president.
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He said: “If he doesn’t do that, this investiture is just a title.
And it doesn’t solve anything. For us, we have seen all he did while alive especially assisting the poor. It is our duty to also emulate him and help others as he often did.
“I know if he was allowed to rule Nigeria, issues of poverty and others that are currently affecting the country would have been solved because they were the core vision of his Presidential campaign,” Muhammed added.
Also speaking, the Audu Abubakar who represented the AYCF said the award was well deserved.
Abubakar however, stated Abiola was the only presidential candidate that had till date received substantial number of votes from all parts of the country.
He said such an achievement is an evidence that late Abiola was for Nigeria and everyone wanted him to rule Nigeria.
However, an aide to Abiola who spoke at the occasion, Fashakin Olawale called on Babangida to tell Nigerians why his late boss was sacrificed for June 12 annulment.
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Olawale also urged the former head of state top explain to Nigerians why he persuaded Abiola to run for presidency when he had plans to sacrifice him for same motive.
According to Olawale, the late philanthropist was not interested in becoming President initially, but IBB persuaded him to run.
Olawale said: “Abiola asked IBB thrice before rolling out his presidential plans if he was prepared to leave and the answered received was yes.
But he was not aware that IBB only wanted to safe his prestige after he and late Yar Adua and other members of Social Democratic Party, SDP, including former Vice President, Abubakar Atiku, had fallen apart.”
So, IBB must come out to tell the world why he sacrificed Abiola for his own aim because all Abiola had earlier asked him was to allow him serve as chairman of the transition committee since he was ready to leave the office," Olawale said.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Hafsat Abiola-Costello, a daughter to MKO Abiola had apologised to President Buhari.
Hafsat said she was tendering the apology over incident that might have occurred within the June 1993 election and the death of her father.
She said it is unbelievable that the president was used by God as an instrument to restoring honour to her father.
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