By David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has paid tribute to its candidate in the 1993 presidential election, late Chief MKO Abiola; his wife, Kudirat; democracy activist, Pa Alfred Rewane; and others for making sacrifices for the country.
The chairman of the party in the state, Dr Webster Okonkwo, said the sacrifice by the trio and other activists during the 1993 election was geared towards moving the country forward, but regretted that the country has instead fallen to violence and ethnic rife.
Okonkwo regretted that the only chance Nigeria had of getting things right was truncated, but said that the party still has same ideology and beliefs, and still parades politicians who can salvage Nigeria.
“We gather here today (Sunday) to commemorate what was perhaps the fairest and freest election in Nigerian history which incidentally was won by the then candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Moshood…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
