Don’t use June 12 to Celebrate but to check the stagnant situation of Nigeria – MKO Abiola Son Laments

Abdul-Mumuni Abiola, son of the late MKO Abiola has expressed his displeasure at the stagnancy faced in the Nigerian system since 1993.

While speaking on June 12 becoming the Country’s official Democracy Day, Abdul-Mumuni said the day should be a day of sober reflection and not one of celebration as the nation is in a retrogressing state.

It is recalled that President Buhari signed the public holiday amendment bill in favor of June 12 as the nations official Democracy day.

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Buhari did this to honour MKO Abiola, the assumed winner of Nigeria’s First Democratic elections which was annulled by the then military head of state, Ibrahim Babangida IBB.

Abdul-Mumuni said: “The recognition of June 12 as Democracy Day will get people thinking.

“I don’t think it should be a day of celebration. It should be a day of reflection of where we are as a country and where we are going. It is important that we should know that for the decisions we make today, there are consequences.”

“This is because those who made the decisions to truncate the Nigerian people’s yearning for democracy in 1993 would now see that sometimes when you make certain decisions, you must see the consequences.”

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Late Alhaja Kudirat Abiola’s son lamented at what the nation could have become if his father was given a chance, as opposed to the dilapidated state of the nation, especially the educational and health sector.

“The country is worse off than it was in 1993. My father was trying to address certain issues like poverty eradication and free education. But what is going on in the country now? The education system is dilapidated. The health care system is nothing.”

“People are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer. The poverty rate is increasing. I think the idea is that June 12 should be a day of reflection and I believe we can get out of this situation.”