File photograph of Late Kudirat Abiola
Late Kudirat Abiola, spouse of the late Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, additionally deserves a nationwide honour, says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
To party, to this finish, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to honour the late spouse of the late Abiola, the presumed winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election.
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the request on Friday.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday offered the presumed winner of 1993 presidential election, MKO Abiola, with the title of the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR), 20 years after his demise in 1998.
And whereas it welcomed the posthumous award of Nigeria’s highest nationwide honour granted to MKO Abiola, the APC famous that Kudirat paid the supreme value along with her assassination on June four, 1996, in Lagos.
She was killed on the warmth of the mobilisation for the restoration of her husband’s mandate because the winner of the election.
“As a party, we remain resolved in our struggle to deepen our democracy and continue to improve on the transparency and credibility of our electoral systems,” the party’s assertion learn.
“We reiterate that no matter its imperfections, democracy stays the very best type of authorities that may finest serve the curiosity of our folks.
“We affirm that this decision by President Muhammadu Buhari yet again exemplifies APC’s commitment to the sanctity of popular elections and respect for the right of the people to freely choose their leaders in accordance with the fundamental principle of democracy that no man has the right to exercise power over other men, except with their consent.”