What Chief Olabode George Said On ‘Declaration’ Of MKO Abiola As President

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has blasted all those pressurizing President Muhammadu Buhari to declare late Chief MKO Abiola as a President posthumously.

George opined that this may lead to constitutional unrest.

He further urged those pressuring the president to give consideration to the well being of the nation, adding that the move to immortalize Abiola was enough.

He spoke to newsmen yesterday saying: “Why are people talking like this? Is President Buhari the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)? So, President Buhari will now declare Abiola as a former President of Nigeria because he is President? We are throwing so many things into this issue.

“There are many bigger problems in this country. We are going to use that as a red letter day. Have we learnt any lessons from the fall-out of June 12? Those are things we should celebrate. What has happened has happened, can we reverse anything by saying they should declare Abiola as a former president?

“By doing so, you will be laying a precedent that is illegal. For me, we should work to avoid the pitfalls of June 12. I am also glad that the Federal Government has declared June 12 as Democracy day and also announced the date as a public holiday”.

“It is like Martin Luther King day. By saying the federal government should declare Abiola as president; can it bring back those who lost their lives during the democratic struggle? The most important thing like I said is what lessons we have learnt so that the younger generations won’t fall into that abyss?

“If President Buhari should listen to this demand by declaring Abiola as president, we may be heading for a constitutional crisis because some people will come out and say it is an illegal thing.”