Mrs Tinu Abiola, wife of late Chief MKO Abiola, has urged the National Assembly to enact a law that will prohibit military intervention in Nigerian politics.
Mrs Abiola made the call while fielding questions from newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja in commemoration of 25 years of unbroken democracy in Nigeria.
She, however, commended the military hierarchy for subjecting itself to democratic rule over the years.
Recall that in 2018 former President Muhammadu Buhari moved Democracy Day from May 29 to June 12, to posthumously honour MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election.
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Abiola’s wife called on Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu who contributed immensely to the survival of democracy in Nigeria.
“We have to thank God that democracy has come to stay. Without the June 12 event, probably, military rule will still have remained in Nigeria.
“So, one of the major achievements of MKO Abiola, winning that election, even though he was not allowed to rule, was that he opened the door; he opened the eyes of every Nigerian to democratic rule, and democracy has come to stay.
“Now, as we move on, what I will advise Nigerians to do is to please cooperate with the present government of Tinubu, who himself, fought for June 12.
“He was a staunch member of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) and he did his best for the actualisation of June 12. Unfortunately, all their best was not enough at that time because some things are predestined by God.
“So, my happiness today is to see one of those fighters of that time becoming the president of Nigeria; it is so great.”
She implored Nigerians to be patriotic and imbibe the culture of making Nigeria great.
She said that the National Assembly had a crucial role to play in preserving Nigeria’s democracy.
She advised the Federal Government to take some parts of MKO’s manifesto into its programmes. (NAN)
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