June 28, (THEWILL) – Though former President Muhammadu Buhari had declared June 12 of every year as Nigeria’s Democracy Day and posthumously awarded Nigeria’s highest honour, GCFR, to late Chief Moshood Kasimawo Abiola, Nigerians have called on President Bola Tinubu to go a step further by appointing one of Abiola’s children into his cabinet.
THEWILL recalls that Tinubu, in his Democracy Day speech, eulogises late M.K.O. Abiola and his late wife, Kudirat Abiola, for their sacrifice, which led to the emergence of democracy that Nigeria is currently enjoying.
Nonetheless, most well-meaning Nigerians are of the view that one sure way to immortalise the Hero of Democracy in Africa is to bring in one of the children of the late Kudirat Abiola into an executive position in this administration.
Advising Tinubu on the choice of persons that will push the nation forward, Managing Director of Gee Ray Nigeria Limited, Mr Godwin Rewane, stated that Tinubu has done so well for the one month he has stayed in office as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Godwin Rewane is the son of late Alfred Rewane, financier of NADECO, a pro-democracy organisation, which advocated for a democratic Nigeria during the late General Sani Abacha era and who was assassinated in the Democratic struggle in 1995.
The entrepreneur, however, stated that the President needs good hands that will comply with his developmental agenda.
He said, “I am very happy with the performance of the new President. Not only because of all the steps he has taken as a President so far but also because he spoke highly of Moshood and Kudirat Abiola in his Democracy Day speech. He spoke of their sacrifice as well as other martyrs and linked their sacrifice to today’s democratic stability.
“I also learned from a very reliable source that he is about to appoint one of the children of the late Kudirat Abiola into an executive position in this administration. President Tinubu has proven that he is not like other politicians, who just mention the great woman and fail to appoint any of her qualified children to a key position. It will be impossible for such a good man to fail in his efforts to make Nigeria great.”
In his reaction, the National Coordinator of Noah’s Ark, an international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Ambassador Prince Korieocha, said appointing any of Abiola’s children will be a healing balm to the events of the past, especially as it concerns the treatment given to, not just Abiola but his late wife, Kudirat Abiola.
Explaining further, Ambassador Korieocha said, “Honestly, you can’t talk about democracy in Nigeria without mentioning Chief M.K.O. Abiola’s name. So, if President Bola Tinubu wants to give his children political appointments, it’s a well-deserved one.”
Korieocha emphasised that the President is ready to move Nigeria to the next level of industrial development, adding that Tinubu will surely build the nation and also deliver good governance to Nigerians.
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
