A former governor of Kaduna
State, Balarabe Musa, has reacted to the honour bestowed on MKO Abiola and
others by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The former governor said there is
nothing wrong if Buhari honours the late politician, who is presumed winner of
the June 12, 1993 presidential election, to get re-elected in 2019.
Musa told Independent newspaper
that even if Buhari had ulterior motive for honouring Abiola, he should be
commended for doing the right thing and righting the wrongs of the past.
Buhari had last week announced
June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day and also conferred the highest title in the
land, Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on Abiola.
Some Nigerians frowned on the
gesture, describing it it as a ruse and an attempt to hoodwink the South West
to vote for him in the 2019 election.
But Musa said, “For those saying
the president honoured Abiola because he wants to secure votes in the South West
in 2019, what is wrong in that?
“What is wrong in doing a good
thing? That claim is not true. But even if it is true, what is wrong in doing
the right thing? I don’t see anything wrong in that?”
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