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A Second Republic governor of Kaduna State Babarabe Musa, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately declare the full result of the 1993 presidential election and give full entitlement deserving of a president of the country to the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola.
President Buhari had on Wednesday, in a statement, announced that the Democracy Day anniversary in the country would henceforth be marked on June 12, in honour of the late philanthropist, while acknowledging that Abiola won the election which was unjustly annulled by the military regime headed by Ibrahim Babangida.
But speaking in a telephone interview with BusinessDay, Babarabe Musa, commended the decision of the President for being courageous enough to correct the errors of the previous administrations, stressing that the annulment of the June 12,1993 election contributed to the current woes facing the country.
The elder statesman, however, urged the President to also be courageous and take critical decisions that would address critical issues in the country at the moment.
“We should commend the President for having the courage to take such a decision; previous governments could not do this, and it is courageous, honest action. But the government should move beyond this and give full entitlement to Abiola as president of Nigeria because he won the election. And let hope this is a sign that the President would take more critical actions that would impact on Nigerians,” he said.
Speaking further, the former governor reaffirmed his call for the urgent restructuring of the country, which according to him was the only solution to the many problems bedeviling the country.
“I have said in different places and interviews that restructuring is the only way forward if we are really serious about moving this country forward,” he further said.
Iniobong Iwok
