MKO Abiola's family demands for entitlement from FG
Mon Jun 13, 2016 07:19:am Politics
2.4K By Buchi Obichie
During the annual June 12 remembrance day proceedings on Sunday, the family of the late Chief MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12 1993 presidential election, called on the Federal Government to declare Abiola, winner of the election, and pay presidential entitlements to his family.
Alhaji Muritala Abiola, head of the Abiola family, made this request yesterday, at the state-organized commemoration event in Abeokuta, the ancestral home of the Abiolas.
Muritala, who is MKO's younger brother, said MKO deserved the entitlement for dying for the enthronement of democracy in the country.
"First, we want the Federal Government to declare June 12 as Democracy Day. It should do even more than that.
" Ken Saro Wiwa died fighting over Ogoni oil spillage, the Federal Government is doing the cleaning up of the oil spillage in Ogoni land.
"MKO was killed because of an election he won. Maybe it is you journalists or the Nigerian Government calling him acclaimed winner.
" He is not acclaimed winner, they should confirm him as slain President of Nigeria.
"MKO should be declared president. Although slain, all the entitlements belong to the family," he said.
On behalf of the family, Alhaji Muritala, however, thanked the State Government for keeping MKO's memory alive by staging a Democracy Walk in the last five years.
Alhaji Muritala Abiola, head of the Abiola family, made this request yesterday, at the state-organized commemoration event in Abeokuta, the ancestral home of the Abiolas.
Muritala, who is MKO's younger brother, said MKO deserved the entitlement for dying for the enthronement of democracy in the country.
"First, we want the Federal Government to declare June 12 as Democracy Day. It should do even more than that.
" Ken Saro Wiwa died fighting over Ogoni oil spillage, the Federal Government is doing the cleaning up of the oil spillage in Ogoni land.
"MKO was killed because of an election he won. Maybe it is you journalists or the Nigerian Government calling him acclaimed winner.
" He is not acclaimed winner, they should confirm him as slain President of Nigeria.
"MKO should be declared president. Although slain, all the entitlements belong to the family," he said.
On behalf of the family, Alhaji Muritala, however, thanked the State Government for keeping MKO's memory alive by staging a Democracy Walk in the last five years.
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