Civil Society Urges FG to Pay Entitlements Due to Abiola as Former President in Full

YinkaKolawolein Osogbo

Osun Civil Societies Coalition, yesterday, staged a Democracy day Rally in Osogbo, calling on the federal government to pay all entitlements due to late Chief MoshoodKashimawoOlawaleAbiola as a former President of Nigeria.

Also, members of the coalition and the Take It Back Movement held separate peaceful rallies across Osogbo under security watch.

Speaking with journalists, the Chairman of the coalition, Comrade WaheedLawal, who commended the federal government for declaring June 12 Democracy Day and posthumously recognisingAbiola, stressed that more needed to be done.

“Today, we are celebrating a man who paid the ultimate price for the democracy we enjoy today. Chief MKO Abiola was the rightful winner of the June 12, 1993 election and he deserves to be treated as a former President. “

Lawal, who noted that this gesture would be an act of national gratitude to pay his family what he rightfully earned, added that, “If Nigeria wants to heal from its democratic wounds, this is one step that must not be overlooked.”