Buhari Confirms Abiola Won June 12 Election, Says Tinubu

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President Muhammadu Buhari by declaring June 12 as Democracy Day and awarding  Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) to late MKO Abiola has confirmed that Abiola won the 1993 election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Thursday night.

Tinubu, a former senator and governor of Lagos and one of the pro-democracy activists who spent years in exile,  made the assertion in a message entitled “The Immortalisation of Chief MKO Abiola”. The message  was made available to our source on Thursday in Lagos by Tinubu’s  Media Officer, Mr Tunde Rahman.

He said that the award of the GCFR was also an acknowledgement that Abiola should have been allowed to serve as president after winning the free and fair expression of the popular will of the people.

Buhari had on Wednesday declared June 12 as new National Democracy Day with effect from 2019.

Buhari also said that the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 election, Chief MKO Abiola, would be posthumously awarded the highest award of GCFR.

He added that Abiola’s running mate in the election, Amb. Babagana Kingibe, and late human rights lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi (SAN) would be vested with Grand Commander of the Niger (GCON).

Tinubu said that the declaration was a good news for democracy and a proud moment for Nigeria.

According to him, Buhari ‘s decision has corrected the wrongs of the past.

“Along with all democratic and fair-minded Nigerians, I welcome the news that June 12 will replace May 29 as Democracy Day. I too applaud Buhari for making this courageous and rightful decision.

“He has shown all Nigerians and the world that we have the moral fortitude to objectively face our history, learn from it and improve our society by virtue of this learning.

“June 12, more than any other day, symbolises the struggles and sacrifices made by countless Nigerians to establish democracy as our way of national governance.

“Chief MKO Abiola and others gave their lives that we might have democracy, that the will of the people will be sovereign and not suppressed by the will of the few.

“This proclamation by Buhari will forever immortalise the sacrifices made by these patriots who gave off themselves in service of such a noble and rightful purpose,” he said.

Tinubu also commended the award to MKO Abiola’s running mate, Amb. Babagana Kingibe and Chief Gani Fawehinmi.

He said that Chief Fawehinmi was a fearless advocate for democracy and the human rights of the common man.

According to him, whenever and wherever late Fawehinmi spoke, he spoke the language of truth to power.

Tinubu said that the designation of June 12 as Democracy Day was the fulfilment of the dream and efforts of many of the progressives.

“This fulfilment comes with a civic responsibility. We must consecrate this new holiday and ourselves so that we make it a living holiday.

“More so than ever before, the spirit of June 12 must live within us. It must guide our politics and how we govern ourselves.

“We must continuously dedicate ourselves to the freedoms and rights as well as the duties that democracy bestows on us all, political friend and foe alike,” he said

Tinubu said that the presidential proclamation should forever bury ill-conceived notion that President Buhari was ambivalent about democracy.

According to him, President Buhari has shown that he not only respects democracy but duly honours it.

“Democracy may be rough and untidy at times but it remains the form of government best suited for a society as diverse and multifaceted as ours.

“Today, the sun shines a bit more brightly. The sound of democracy peals more resolutely across the land. The sacrifices of Chief Abiola and others have been affirmed by the Federal Government he once should have led.

“Democracy has been given its proper seat. History has been corrected to the extent humanly possible. Nigeria continues to define its better self.

“Of this new Democracy Day and what it symbolises, we all should be equally proud,” he said.

Hamilton Nwosa
Hamilton Nwosa
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