Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says there cannot be closure on the death of Chief MKO Abiola until some of the challenges and anomalies in the country have been addressed and eliminated.
Soyinka, who said this at a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the death of Abiola organised by Women Arise for Change Initiative at MKO Abiola’s graveside in Ikeja, on Sunday, also called on President Muhammadu Buhari “to lead by example by obeying the dictates of the law, so that other Nigerians can follow suit.”
According to the renowned scholar, Buhari’s refusal to obey the law is making a section of the country to think that they are above the law, thereby causing anarchy.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential elections, died on July 7, 1998. Read more