Former Ekiti Governor, Ayo
Fayose, has reacted to the renaming of Abuja national stadium after MKO Abiola.
Abiola was the presumed winner of
the 1993 presidential election.
Buhari, in his Democracy Day
speech, made the announcement and explained his decision.
He said: “As we all know,
correcting injustice is a pre-requisite for peace and unity.
“As part of the process of
healing and reconciliation, I approved the recognition of June 12 as Democracy
Day and invested the late Chief M.K.O. Abiola and Babagana Kingibe with
National Honours, as I did with the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi.
“The purpose was to partially
atone for the previous damage done in annulling the Presidential elections of
that year.
“Today, I propose the re-naming
of the Abuja National Stadium. Henceforth it will be called MOSHOOD ABIOLA
NATIONAL STADIUM.”
In his reaction on Thursday,
Fayose tweeted: “Honouring MKO Abiola by @MBuhari is to Obasanjo’s shame.
“It remains a sore-point of his
political history that because of ego, Obasanjo, who’s the greatest beneficiary
of the June 12, 1993 struggle failed to honour his kinsman, MKO Abiola. So, I
commend President Buhari.”
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Wait first, he commended Buhari?? or what did I just read?? LOL, that's commendable
ReplyDeleteLet him repeat again is like sleeping tongue or he just weak up from slumbering. Or he need waiver from his case.
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