Senator Shehu Sani
Senator Shehu Sani (APC-Kaduna-central) has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari over the record of individuals invited to late MKO Abiola’s GCFR conferment.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha on Friday launched the record of company which had members of the National Executive Committee of the SDP together with States Chairmen and Secretaries on the time of June 12, 1993 and Governors elected underneath SDP platform.
Reacting, Sani famous that many of the invitees betrayed MKO Abiola throughout June 12 battle.
He additionally criticised the timing of the award, insisting that it provides room for considerations and suspicion of a political undertone.
“The recognition accorded to Chief MKO Abiola and the June 12 struggle by the PMB administration is commendable. It’s long overdue. PMB has done what many of his predecessors failed to do,” Sani mentioned.
“However, the timing of the popularity in an election 12 months raised points that the popularity was not with out motive. It is a Golden field of honour containing a be aware of electoral expectation from the South west.
“Honoring June 12 is appreciated however exploiting Abiola’s title for 2019 election will splash oil on the pearl.
“Some of those invited and honored by the villa in the name Abiola or June 12 were people who betrayed Abiola and abandoned the struggle even when chief MKO was alive, others even disowned, condemned and denied him in his hours of need. There are judases of June 12 now honoured in the name of Abiola,” he additionally mentioned.