Abdul-Mumuni Abiola, son of the widely-acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Moshood Abiola, has said if his mother, Mrs. Kudirat Abiola, had allowed him to go out with her the day she was assassinated, he might have saved her from assassins' bullets.
Abiola said this on Wednesday at the 18th year commemoration of the death of his mother, Kudirat, who was shot and killed in 1996 by yet to be identified gunmen.
"I didn't want to go to school because I wanted to follow her out. I was crying. It was like I had a premonition of what was about to happen. I think I might have actually stopped the bullet if I had gone out with my mother.
"For the fact that I wasn't able to stop her death, we're here again today," Abiola said.
Describing Nigerian politicians and leaders as selfish, he said Nigerians needed to stand up for their rights and demand from their leaders answers to questions about their welfare.
"Some people have hijacked the welfare of the common people. We have to fight for ourselves or no one will. There's need for people to actually stand up and question the leaders. Nigerians need to keep demanding for what is right from government.
"I am working towards helping Nigeria to find solutions to the problems we're all facing today. But the June 12 struggle isn't about my mum or dad; it's about what we are able to achieve as a people 18 years after her death. I don't see those whom my father and mother fought for enjoying today," he said.
In a related development, his sister, Hafsat Abiola-Costello, said her father knew he would die as he pursued the realisation of his mandate as the acclaimed winner of the June 12 presidential election.
"My father knew always; he knew what lay ahead. He used to say 'This pro-democracy struggle is like a man standing in front of a moving train. He knew that he could die. He thought it was better to have died for something worthwhile than to live for nothing," Abiola-Costello stated. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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