The recent revalidation and recognition by the federal
government of late Chief MKO Abiola as the rightful winner of the June 12, 1993
presidential election in Nigeria has generated intense debate in the country.
This debate has further been exacerbated by the unilateral declaration of June
12 of every year as Nigeria ’s
democracy day instead of May 29.
*Dr. Arthur Nwankwo |
While this move by the Buhari administration
has been interpreted by his apologists as a political master stroke aimed at
galvanizing support from the south-west, many others have interpreted it not
only as a political mischief but also as the debauchery and selective treatment
of issues that bear at the foundation of the country.