The posthumous award of Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic to MKO is a monumental step in the right direction.


The award is not only righting a criminal wrong done to MKO, but an acknowledgement of his status as a “former President” of Nigeria.
This is as it should be.
Sometimes doing the right thing is really simple.

OBJ is the biggest beneficiary from Abiola's death . He was virtually begged by all and sundry to do the right thing ....

Abiola must not only be officially recognised as a former President which this hasn't done, his family should be paid all his entitlements as President , from the said June 1993 till date PLUS a hefty compensation by the state. Not only to MKO who also lost his brave wife to the struggle , but every citizen who lost their lives for the actualisation of June 12 should be compensated by the state .

We can't be having coup plotters and the one that irks the most, 'Interim Shonekan' ....recognised by the State.

The erratic Dino should shut the trap.

If only Fela was alive and kicking today, album go don full by now

This Dino... his mumu is strong. VERY STRONG!!!

he should better shut the fvck up, instead of embarrassing himself and the rest of Nigerians. Ok, of Abiola is (was) not a Nigeria, then what is he? While he was alive, he was what? A Martian?!

Like I said, Dino's mumuness has no limits.

wordproof:
Another lame twist...

As theateric as Dino might be often deluded that he's entertaining and being cheered by the crowd, might take an inglorious stage flight hoping that the crowd will catch him before he hits the ground only to land on his face covered in feaces.

Please where's Femi Adesina?
Did his sins catch up with him or he's been technically sidelined?

Do you have a copy of the Constitution, dear zooligan. Melaye is not as emotional as you neanderthal. Quoting the extant law, within the structure of the constition of Nigeria 1999 as ammended he has proven that the recipient of the honor must be received 'in person'.

Your mor0nic Fulanic herdsman in chief is not literate enough to see that, but wants to entice the Oduduwa bloodline by committing fraud in declaring June 12 as democracy day without even having INEC declare MKO as winner of June 12. Does failure in election make Abiola a Hero ? No, Declare the ITT criminal a Winner and then it makes the day a Democracy Day.

Then we can ask; Who killed the President-elect ?

This one don hook una Buhari Yahoo Yahoo Squad. 30k is not enough to defend a failed zoo.

Biafrans are happy that ZOO HAS FALLEN.

bull crap!

Easy thing Buhari can issue executive order on it joor

the kind of oppposition we have now are just the senseless & directionless ones,, even when something good springs up they will still bring opposition on board,,alway hoping for badnews just to scream we warned you.

"Subsection 2 of the act says a person shall be eligible for appointment to any rank or holder unless he is a citizen of Nigeria" dino words: A dead man is not a citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We should not be emotional about this. The law remains the law.”
but he failed to justify the act of the constitution that states a deadman as no nationality from any section or sub section.
the constitution only insisted must be a NIGERIAN, saying mko is not a nigerians simply means he should be recognise in the frist place ,,oga DINO why are we not celebrating mandela in nigeria. learn to STFUP attimes

@Dino.... You're just killing your political career because of Buhari and in case you don't know 80% NIGERIAN don't like reading about you again because they all believe Good news will never surface on internet about you.

Dis Dino mumu o

What a lame talk..

Without any sentiment or bias, the Legislature as an important and vital organ of government should and must always take decisions based on the nation's constitution. This has become important to avoid creating vacuums for arguments and unnecessary divisions within the Nigerian political arena. They can also look at the possibility of amending the constitution following due prcess. This will help the nation move forward in many areas.

kahal29:
Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West, has cautioned President Muhammdu Buhari against breaching the constitution in his latest move of conferring the honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on Moshood Abiola, the widely acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential election.

Mr Buhari on June 6, 25 years after the election, directed the honour be conferred on Mr Abiola. He also said June 12 will henceforth be preserved as Nigeria’s Democracy Day to further honour him.

The president also directed Mr Abiola’s running mate, Babagana Kingibe, be conferred with the second highest honour of Grand Commander of the Niger (GCON).

The GCFR was exclusive to presidents and former presidents until President Shehu Shagari conferred it on Obafemi Awolowo in the Second Republic.

Citing Chapter 43(2) of the National Honours Act on Thursday, however, Mr Melaye argued that the act does not allow for conferment of the honours on non-Nigerians.

He claimed that Mr Abiola is dead and that automatically makes him not to be a Nigerian.

He said, “I am a democrat, I believe very sincerely that Chief M.K.O Abiola deserve even more than the president has pronounced because he is a true patriot, philanthropist and should be so decorated.

“But Mr. President, we are governed in the country by the constitution and extant laws. No matter how beautiful a situation is, the law of the land remains the law of the land.”

The lawmaker mentioned a section of the law which he claims buttresses his point.

“Subsection 2 of the act says a person shall be eligible for appointment to any rank or holder unless he is a citizen of Nigeria. A dead man is not a citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We should not be emotional about this. The law remains the law.”

Mr Melaye’s interpretation is expected to be faulted by most Nigerians and is not known to have a precedent in any law court.

Mr Melaye also argued that the act provides that such honour be conferred on the recipient in person and since Mr Abiola is dead, he cannot receive the award; a similar argument to that raised by a former chief justice of Nigeria, Alfa Belgore.

“Subject to the next notice, a person shall be appointed to a particular rank of an order when the president receives him in person,” he said.

“Mr. President, they said in person for us to do what we are supposed to do, we would have to amend the provisions of this act because anything we need to do, we have to do in accordance with the provisions of the law.”

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, announced that his points of order were noted.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/271492-mko-abiola-no-longer-nigerian-cannot-be-made-gcfr-dino-melaye.html

I go against Dino on this. If mko abiola is regarded as non Nigerian, the characters on our naira notes should be expunged and replaced by the living.

I don't care much about the timing. Since we all agree its a good gesture, "anytime is the right time to do something good. "

divinelove:
It's a wrong move since he was never a president

To give Abiola GCFR he must be sworn in as a president even if it's for 1 hour

The ignorance in this post is as thick as Sambisa Forest. Does that mean that Awolowo was sworn in as a President too, or Mandela was once a President of Nigeria?

At least, since you can post here, it shows you have data, why not use some to Google "GCFR" and see what comes out for your enlightenment?

Dino is right that guy is dead so let him please remain so

Maldek666:


Do you have a copy of the Constitution, dear zooligan. Melaye is not as emotional as you neanderthal. Quoting the extant law, within the structure of the constition of Nigeria 1999 as ammended he has proven that the recipient of the honor must be received 'in person'.

Your mor0nic Fulanic herdsman in chief is not literate enough to see that, but wants to entice the Oduduwa bloodline by committing fraud in declaring June 12 as democracy day without even having INEC declare MKO as winner of June 12. Does failure in election make Abiola a Hero ? No, Declare the ITT criminal a Winner and then it makes the day a Democracy Day.

Then we can ask; Who killed the President-elect ?

This one don hook una Buhari Yahoo Yahoo Squad. 30k is not enough to defend a failed zoo.

Biafrans are happy that ZOO HAS FALLEN.

You and Dino needs your educational certificate examined! Please, get someone that has quality education to help you read the provisions of Paragraph 3, Section 3 of the National Honours Act, then come back an apologise.

BTW, when Italy buried those Nigerians that died at sea with FGN not being represented, why were the haters screaming and that the bodies should have been brought back, were those people Nigerians back then?

Last last, una go dey alright.

Zionista:
The posthumous award of Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic to MKO is a monumental step in the right direction.


The award is not only righting a criminal wrong done to MKO, but an acknowledgement of his status as a “former President” of Nigeria.
This is as it should be.
Sometimes doing the right thing is really simple.

OBJ is the biggest beneficiary from Abiola's death . He was virtually begged by all and sundry to do the right thing ....

Abiola must not only be officially recognised as a former President which this hasn't done, his family should be paid all his entitlements as President , from the said June 1993 till date PLUS a hefty compensation by the state. Not only to MKO who also lost his brave wife to the struggle , but every citizen who lost their lives for the actualisation of June 12 should be compensated by the state .

We can't be having coup plotters and the one that irks the most, 'Interim Shonekan' ....recognised by the State.

The erratic Dino should shut the trap.

On the contrary, he can't be recognised as former President of Nigeria nor given all benefits accrued to former President. At best, he can be recognised as former President-elect of Nigeria, a office that has no benefit attached to it.

To be President, one must win Presidential election and swear to oath of office of the President and allegiance to the Nigeria state. Abiola was only adjudged winner of election (adjudged President-elect) but never took oath of office of President, hence, he can't be said to be an ex-President.

Faulty thinking.
Who is a citizen of Nigeria?
According to the consitution:

Chapter III

25. (1) The following persons are citizens of Nigeria by birth-namely-

(a) every person born in Nigeria before the date of independence, either of whose parents or any of whose grandparents belongs or belonged to a community indigenous to Nigeria;

Provided that a person shall not become a citizen of Nigeria by virtue of this section if neither of his parents nor any of his grandparents was born in Nigeria.

(b) every person born in Nigeria after the date of independence either of whose parents or any of whose grandparents is a citizen of Nigeria; and

(c) every person born outside Nigeria either of whose parents is a citizen of Nigeria.

(2) In this section, "the date of independence" means the 1st day of October 1960.

I cannot even begin to understand how this can be interpreted otherwise, if mischeif is not a motive.
MKO is a citizen of Nigeria and will continue to be a citizen until the constitution is amended to say otherwise.

life2017:
noise. Dino just love attention.

After Abiola is given the award, let me see if Dino Melaye will go to court to request a revisal.

Even if melaye is correct which I doubt, doctrine of necessity will make the court accept president decision base on the symbolism of June 12 with national unity and democracy.

Maybe we need doctrine of necessity to perform a brain surgery for you!

This one is still suffering from cuncurssion after hitting his head on the ground when he jumped from the police van.

I love this man

A word of advise for Dino. He needs to go back to the constitution for a definition of a citizens. Does being dead disqualifies you from being a citizen of your country? I have not tasted Kogi weed but I am sure it does not inflict permanent madness. Get well soon boy.

osazeeblue01:
Oga Dino thank you for telling the truth.

What a country.....

So, the likes of Zik, Awo, Ekwemme, Ahmadu Bello are no longer Nigerians because they're dead?

Going forward, All institutions named after them should therefore be renamed after True Nigerians like Obj, Dogara, Saraki, Dino, Stella Oduah, Allison-Madueke, Okorocha, Wike, Jonathan, Evans, Nnamdi Kalu (sorry, he migrated to Biafra Republic ), Abaribe (Nigeria-Biafra dual citizen ) and maybe Orji Uzoh Kalu.

In my opinion, award or no award, restructuring is the only way FORWARD

The GCFR and GCON are customarily respectively bestowed on former occupants of the office of President of Nigeria and Vice President of Nigeria including former military heads of state of Nigeria and Chiefs of General Staff. The GCON is also customarily bestowed on the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the President of the Nigerian Senate during their first year in office, while the CON is customarily bestowed on Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Does MKO Abiola fall in this category?

yarimo:
Police IG don do shege for DINO MELAYE brain.

I disagreed because na Dino do himself shege when he jumped out from the moving vehicle when he was being transmission, abi na transported dem dey call am sef

Effect of neck brace.

Thank God he didn't apoint him as a minister to replace fayemi. Let d dead honour d dead.

Akainzo:


You and Dino needs your educational certificate examined! Please, get someone that has quality education to help you read the provisions of Paragraph 3, Section 3 of the National Honours Act, then come back an apologise.

BTW, when Italy buried those Nigerians that died at sea with FGN not being represented, why were the haters screaming and that the bodies should have been brought back, were those people Nigerians back then?

Last last, una go dey alright.

Today the "mere commissioner" escaped assasination from helicopter crash, but then again, is it not better to kill him and award him a post-humous GCFR shiit after 25yrs that makes Oduduwans forget the murderers of their own instead of questioning who killed their son ?

Let us be frank, MKO Abiola of ITT (International Thief Thief according to Fela) deserve to be declared President elect in order to give weight to June 12 democracy day 'Greek Trojan Horse Gift to the Oduduwans, but then you will not fight for that, because you are not to fight the Fulanic Masters of the Danfodio Dynasty. Will that not make your bloodline be called cowardic slaves ?

I am a Pro-Biafran though not Igbo, but I really love it when a man fights against slavery and I want the Oduduwans to redeem their bloodlines and question the Greek Gifts of the Fulanic Giver and ask basic questions like;

Why declare public holiday yet refuse to admit that MKO won that election. I really want the ITT criminal, according to Fela, your tribal hero, to be declared winner, I truly want that, so we can really make the real progress of questioning who actually killed Abiola, and his industrious and beautiful wife, Kudirat.

We can not continue to be fooled. No true Oduduwan will welcome slavery and Greek Trojan horse by the Fulanic President.


But then again,

The Zoo MUST Fall!

Akainzo:


The ignorance in this post is as thick as Sambisa Forest. Does that mean that Awolowo was sworn in as a President too, or Mandela was once a President of Nigeria?

At least, since you can post here, it shows you have data, why not use some to Google "GCFR" and see what comes out for your enlightenment?

Don't be an idiot have u ever heard the saying DT two wrongs does not make a right in the cave where you live

Shame on Dino. That a Nigerian army personal died while fighting in the north make him/ her not to be a citizen of Nigeria. Why do we then honor our fallen hero in January every year? For Dino to say all this it shows how self centered most of our politicians are. Play politics with every thing.

talk2archy:
Dino chelukwa

lol

chelu me gini?

By the time this Dino sees police now, he would feign sickness and quickly jump on a stretcher.

Be that as it may, with his questionable 3rd class degree, abi na ordinary pass from the controversial ABU, he might not be intelligent enough to speak on this matter.

Maldek666:


Today the "mere commissioner" escaped assasination from helicopter crash, but then again, is it not better to kill him and award him a post-humous GCFR shiit after 25yrs that makes Oduduwans forget the murderers of their own instead of questioning who killed their son ?

Let us be frank, MKO Abiola of ITT (International Thief Thief according to Fela) deserve to be declared President elect in order to give weight to June 12 democracy day 'Greek Trojan Horse Gift to the Oduduwans, but then you will not fight for that, because you are not to fight the Fulanic Masters of the Danfodio Dynasty. Will that not make your bloodline be called cowardic slaves ?

I am a Pro-Biafran though not Igbo, but I really love it when a man fights against slavery and I want the Oduduwans to redeem their bloodlines and question the Greek Gifts of the Fulanic Giver and ask basic questions like;

Why declare public holiday yet refuse to admit that MKO won that election. I really want the ITT criminal, according to Fela, your tribal hero, to be declared winner, I truly want that, so we can really make the real progress of questioning who actually killed Abiola, and his industrious and beautiful wife, Kudirat.

We can not continue to be fooled. No true Oduduwan will welcome slavery and Greek Trojan horse by the Fulanic President.


But then again,

The Zoo MUST Fall!

wetin this one dey talk?