A leader of the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s conferment of the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic on the late acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1933 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola, as a justice to Abiola’s supporters and democracy.

The President on Wednesday also declared June 12 as Democracy Day and conferred GCON on Abiola’s running mate, Babagana Kingibe and the late human rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi.

Emerhor in a statement on Saturday stated that it was only a person of great courage like Buhari that could take such decision of addressing the long overdue issue of honouring Abiola and Kingibe.

He further said that the action of the Buhari-led administration was not only a justice to the families of the deceased but also to other unsung heroes of democracy particularly those who died while voting for the late Abiola.

He stated that past leaders who refused to toe the path of honour should be ashamed, noting that Buhari had written his name in the gold in the nation’s history.

Emerhor said, “President Buhari has by this singular act established himself as a fearless progressive, a true democrat and a man with a true sense of history and justice. President Buhari has brought to an end an era where previous presidents bury their head like the ostrich in the sands of arrogance and political denial of the significance of the events of June 12.

“Buhari didn’t just honour the Abiolas, the Kingibes, the Ganis and those heroes that died in the streets of Nigeria, but he has indeed re-established Nigeria as a nation that can be a beacon of hope and justice to all.”

The APC leader stated that the Buhari administration remained unmatched in the war against corruption and ongoing revamping of the nation’s infrastructural development and his tenacity in pulling the economy out of recession.

Commending the President for the decision, he said the people of Delta State would support his re-election bid in 2019 to ensure the setting of the country on the right track before leaving office in 2023.

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