Human rights and pro-democracy activists on Friday in Lagos reiterated the need for the Federal Government to name a key national institution or infrastructure after the Late Chief MKO Abiola as a way of immortalising him.
The activists repeated the call at the 19th anniversary of the death of Abiola, at a programme organised by Women Arise for Change Initiative (WA), held at his graveside in Ikeja.
They also urged the government to give the late business mogul and politician a post-humous recognition as the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election.
Many regard the election as the freest and fairest presidential election in the history of Nigeria.
Abiola, after the annulment of the election by the military regime of President Ibrahim Babangida, insisted on his mandate and declared himself president a year later, leading to his arrest by the…
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