The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) has reversed its position on Presisent Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to
honour the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, late
Chief MKO Abiola.
Just four days ago, the PDP
condemned the conferment of a posthumous GCFR award and declaration of June 12
as Democracy Day.
But on Sunday through its
National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP said it supports any
honour done to Abiola.
He said: “Chief Abiola, in his
life time, stood for personal liberty of citizens, particularly the right to
aspire for any position, respect for constitutional order and principle of
separation of powers.
“He also stood for national
cohesion as well as a free press, all of which were upheld by the PDP.”
The party said that it was,
however, a fact that same freedoms were being trampled and strangulated.
“While the PDP congratulates the
family of late Chief Abiola and other martyrs of democracy, we also remember
the roles of late Sen. Abraham Adesanya, Bagauda Khalto, Dan Suleiman, Raph
Obiorah, Alex Ibru and others.
“We remember the Management and Staff
of the Concord, Guardian, Vanguard, Punch and other media houses, who suffered
undue hardships for our nation to attain this democracy.”
PDP however urged the Buhari
presidency to save the nation international opprobrium by attempting to use the
event for “political capital” and to posture Buhari as a democrat.
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