The Accord Party has called on President Bola Tinubu to dispense justice on June 12 by declaring the late MKO Abiola the president-elect.

Dele Oladeji, the party chair in Lagos, in a statement marking Nigeria’s Democracy Day, said Accord Party wanted Mr Tinubu to declare MKO as president-elect of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election to bring an end to a long lingering injustice against Nigerians.

“We request a release of the official result of June 12, a declaration of late MKO as the president-elect and presentation of insignia office and necessary compensation to his family,” stated Mr Oladeji.

Mr Oladeji noted that ‘June 12 Day’ remained a blight and watershed on the checkered democratic history of Nigeria and Africa. The chairman stated that the requests would end lingering injustice and correct devastating social and electoral bills against Nigerians and Nigeria.

“This request will not be for only late MKO Abiola but for all Nigerians and the world at large, who will feel a huge relief,” he explained. “At this time, June 12 Day should start to be celebratory like Martin Luther King Jr. Day.”

The Accord Party chairman added, “Also, it should stop being a day we keep mourning the injustice, loss of lives and property and the democratic rape of the June 12 debacle.”

The chairman reiterated that fulfilling the party’s request would shore up renewed hope in the democratic system of Nigeria and Africa.

He explained that it would bring a lot of maturity and faith in the democratic system in Nigeria.

“It will build trust, faith and hope in the government of Tinubu, develop and foster rapid growth of the judicial and justice system and process in Nigeria,” noted the Accord Party chair. 

Mr Oladeji said this was the right to bring justice to June 12 because a few active actors are still alive.

The chairman said the party looked forward to the official announcement of the result of the June 12, 1993 election and declaration of the winner while congratulating the president on the eventual victory of the February 25 presidential election.

Mr Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, died in detention for alleged treason.

The declaration followed many years of agitations by civil society groups that Mr Abiola must be immortalised.

(NAN)