A yoruba man wrote, Of what use is the honour of a shade done a dead man, whose head was taken off in a scorching sun?
Both Abiola and Gani suffered in the hands of people from one region, and now been posthumously honoured by someone from that same region, how convenient?
Where in the article of association of this country was it stated that the North has the power, to dispense death and honour?
I am meaved that quite a few supposedly informed Yorubas do not see this for what it's really all about, a time tested patronising antics of the fulani oligarchy, which they had played on our collective intelligence time and time again, very shameful.
Since the Nigeria project started, it has always been our sons and daughters that has always been martyred for this blood suckling country and alway in the hands of the foolanis, or their agents.
Adekunle Fajuyi still fresh in the minds of his family, though, forgotten by an ingrate country, some may argue, Gani died of cancer, yes, but remember, Gani was never a smoker, the cancer was induced.
Madams Bisoye Tejuosho, Suliat Adedeji, Kudirat Abiola to mention a few, all killed like common fowls, what's in it for them?
Of what use is your GCON to a people whose lives you have no regards for?
Perhaps, you are telling us that we are your naama, to be killed at will and then pronounce one yeye title at your convenience, and that settles it.
I want everyone to see this latest antics for what it's worth, a cheap political calculation to MUGUN the YORUBAS, e ma goo o, iya odun merin ni o, eledumare nikon lo mo aduru eni ti Fulani maa wa pa nile yoruba ti Buhari ba tun wo le, ife a fe adie ko de'nu o.... YORUBA E RONU OOOOO, mo wi temi no oo.
As for me, I'm not celebrating, there is nothing to celebrate.
- Olamide Olayinka
AN EX-CJN OF NIGERIA HAS SAID BUHARI’S AWARD OF GCFR TO MKO ABIOLA IS ILLEGAL
Alfa Belgore, a former chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has described as illegal, the conferment of Nigeria’s highest national honour on MKO Abiola, presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 election.
In an interview with PREMIUM TIMES, the retired judge said the national honours cannot be awarded posthumously, “much less the GCFR”, which is the highest honour in the land.
President Muhammadu Buhari conferred the honour on Abiola on Wednesday, announcing that Baba Gana Kingibe, Abiola’s running mate in the election, and Gani Fawehinmi, the late human rights lawyer, would be invested with a GCON respectively.
He said the commemoration and investiture would take place on June 12, 2018.
But PREMIUM TIMES quoted Belgore as saying: “It is not done… it is for people living.”
“The only thing they could do is to name a place after him, but national honours award, no.”
Belgore, chairman of the 2016 national honours committee, was also quoted to have said he was not consulted by the Buhari administration before the decision was taken.
He said under the 1963 National Honours Act, only soldiers or other servicemen could be awarded posthumous medals for their bravery.
Belgore was chief judge between 2006 and 2007.
Buhari’s action has been received with mixed feelings. While some commended him over it, others believe it has a political undertone.
Many nigerians have called this Medicine after Death: Those who detained and killed Abiola are now rewarding him, for a reward-Yoruba vote.
