Buhari tenders national apology to family of MKO Abiola
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mko abiola and ambassador babagana kingibe were the candidates of social democratic pary sdp that contested the election in 19933 we are celebrating june 12 as a democracy sustenance freedom unity and national cohesion2 buhari also tendered national apologies to all those who struggled for the actuallisation of the election including journalists politicians and all other stakeholders2 the president personally presented the awards to mr kola abiola son of mko abiola mrs ganiat fawehinmi wife of late chief gani fawehinmi and ambassador babagana kingigbe who was the running mate to abiola2 buhari said as he presented the awards that the ceremony was not to open old wounds of inexplicable annulment of the election which was clear to have been won by mko abiola2 we recognise that an error has been committed2 we will no longer tolerate such perversion of justice2 this honour if for the grievous injustice done to the country2 it is meant to assist at healing the wounds and building national reconciliation of the 25 years of wounds caused by the annulment2 i earnestly urge nigerians to accept it in good faith and bury the past of june 122 president muhammadu buhari on tuesday performed the investiture of national honours on heroes of democracy and tendered a national apology to the family of late chief moshood abiola for the annulment of the june 12 1993 presidential election which was adjudged to have been won by abiola2 it will impact impact positively on the next generation2 i tender the nations apology to the family of mko abiola also to those who struggle and stood for june 122 buhari declared a minute silence in honour of the victims of june 122 mr kola abiola and his sister hafsat biola spoke on behalf of the family of mko abiola saluting buhari for the honour done to the gladiators of june 12 and for honouring their father2 hafsat said today is important because in presents the unity of nigeria2 she appealed to all politicians to appreciate nigerians2 i urge all nigerians to support president buhari2 acknowledging the apology tendered by buhari hafsat in her stoic philosophy also apologised to president buhari and members of his family2 on behalf of teh mko abiola family i apologise to you and your family for anything that we would have done to hurt you and your family2 by recognising june 12 you have awoken all those victims of the oppression and also a call-up for a new beginning for the defence of the country2