Senate Urges INEC To Announce June 12, 1993 Annuled Election Result…
Babagana Kingibe CFR Director
…….Buhari To Pay MKO Abiola, Babagana Kingibe Entitlements – By Chinyere Ogbonna – Nigeria Senate wants the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to announce the result of the annulled June 12, 1993 Presidential Election.
The Upper Chamber has also asked the Buhari administration to ensure that all the entitlements due to the Late, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale MKO, Abiola and Babagana Kingibe as President and Vice President be paid to them.
The Senate has also urged the present administration to recognize Babagana Kingibe as Vice President Elect and declare June 12 as a Public holiday.
President Buhari, on Wednesday announced June 12 as the National Democracy Day, a decision that has attracted mixed reactions from both the opposition party, the PDP and the entire public.
Members of MKO Abiola’s family, friends, relatives and supporters have all expressed their appreciation for the gesture.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government has declared Saturday June 12, 2018 as public holiday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the annulled 1993 Presidential election adjudged to have been won by the late Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO)Abiola.
The State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello said the significance of June 12, 1993 elections, adjudged as the freest and fairest in the history of Nigeria, would always be a reference point in the State’s quest to entrench true democracy in service to the people.
Commending President Buhari’s recent declaration of June 12 as the new Democracy Day, the Governor said this singular act would forever ensure that Chief MKO Abiola and other martyrs of democracy who laid down their lives in the struggle to entrench good governance in Nigeria did not do so vain.
“On behalf of all Lagosians, we want to commend and applaud Mr President, Muhammadu Buhari for deeming it fit finally against all odds from all other past presidents that 25 years after, we are able to now celebrate our own Democracy Day and also declare that the real winner of 1993 June 12 Presidential election was actually our own MKO Abiola.
“No matter how long you try to hide history, history will always reveal itself with a true platform. So, we know that is one very important singular step as we go forward to build an enduring democracy. And for all democrats in this country, we are excited that we are moving in the right direction.
“It also affirms that Nigeria can get it right if we begin to put things in the right perspective and work for the general good of the greater number of people. That is the true essence of democracy.
“For us in Lagos, June 12 is not just a day to remember, it is a rallying point for those of us in service that we must continuously strive to entrench true democracy and good governance which is what Chief MKO Abiola totally exemplified,” Governor Ambode said.
Note: the guy with his hands up is the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale, MAKO, Abiola while the other was Babagana Kingibe who was supposed to be his Vice.
