President Muhammadu Buhari has
described the late MKO Abiola as a “bridge builder” who could have prevented
the religious and tribal issues besetting the country from happening.
When he received elders from Ogun
state at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday, Buhari said had the
presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election been allowed to
rule, Nigeria would have been better for it.
The delegation led by Dapo
Abiodun, governor of Ogun state, had visited Buhari to thank him for honouring
Abiola with the title of the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR).
Buhari had conferred the honour
on Abiola on June 12, 2018.
The delegation, which presented a
big talking drum to the president, also used the opportunity to solicit the
rehabilitation of some federal roads as well as other critical infrastructure
in the state.
They explained that this will
decongest the gridlock occasioned by the movement of consignments along the
Apapa – Oshodi expressway and also improve the standard of living of Nigerians.
Responding, Buhari expressed
appreciation to Abiodun for “mobilising such a strong delegation to thank him
for the gesture towards their illustrious son”.
The president also said he named
the national stadium after the late Abiola because he knows the youths would
want to find out why such an important national institution was named after him
in future.
“If MKO Abiola was allowed to
rule, the religious and tribal issues now in Nigeria would not have been as
strong, because he ran on a Muslim-Muslim ticket, chose his deputy from the
Kanuri, a minority tribe and because of his personality, he went across Nigeria
and was accepted,” Buhari said.
“He used his resources and energy
to convince Nigerians that all he wanted was a solid Nigeria and nothing else.”
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