- Obasa posit that national honours will address deep-rooted wrongs
- Obasa noted that since 2024 President Tinubu has demonstrated his commitment to addressing historical grievances
- Describes national honours conferment as “an indubitable reminder that the labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain
Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa has praised President Bola Tinubu’s decision to confer national honors on activists who fought or lost their lives for Nigeria’s democracy.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the national honour includes granting full pardons and posthumous national honors to Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists executed in 1995.
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Obasa noted that since 2024 President Tinubu has demonstrated his commitment to addressing historical grievances by declaring June 12 as Democracy Day and honoring those who made significant contributions to Nigeria’s democratic journey.
He said the recent pardons and national honors serve as a further step towards healing past wounds and fostering national unity.
He said, “Remembering to honour these distinguished Nigerians, some of whom sacrificed their lives for the democracy that we enjoy today, is a very patriotic, honourable, and commendable thing to do by Mr. President.
“This gesture underscores Mr President’s promise last year that he would address historical grievances by fostering dialogue, reconciliation, and healing among all ethnic nationalities that make up our great nation.”
He further described the national honours conferment as “an indubitable reminder that the labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain, and building blocks to bequeathing a great, prosperous, and united nation that posterity will be proud of.”
It would be recalled that during his June 12 Democracy Day address to a joint sitting of the National Assembly in Abuja, on Thursday, President Tinubu announced 139 National Honours to recognise the outstanding contributions of heroes who have shaped Nigeria’s democracy.
Notably, the President said, “68 of these honours were awarded posthumously, acknowledging the enduring legacy of their sacrifices. In addition, I exercised my constitutional powers to grant a presidential pardon to the ‘Ogoni Nine,’ who were also honoured with national recognition.”
Some of the nationalists honoured include Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka (GCON); General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua (GCFR), late Pa. Alfred Rewane (CFR), late Chief Bola Ige (CFR), and late Kudirat Abiola, the slain wife of Chief MKO Abiola, the presumptive winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, regarded as the freest and fairest in Nigeria’s electoral odyssey.
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