MkO Family Ask Federal Government for Entitlement

Late MKO Abiola family has ask the Federal Government to declare MKO winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election and pay entitlement to his family.

MKO was presumed the winner then.

The request was made yesterday by
the head of the family, Alhaji Muritala Abiola, at the commemoration of the June 12, 1993 election.

The event, which was organised by the state government, started with a Democracy Walk from the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta to the Oke Ido ancestral home of the Abiolas. Muritala is a younger brother to MKO.

 “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 said.

“MKO should be declared president. Although slain, all the entitlements belong to the family,” he said.

He also appreciated the State government for keeping the memory of Abiola alive.

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