Daughters Of Late M.K.O Abiola, Wura Reacts To President Buhari's Posthumous Award On Her Father

On Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari conferred on Abiola posthumously, the award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) — 20 years after his death. The president also declared June 12, the day on which the election held in 1993, as the new Democracy Day.

Abiola's daughter, Wura took to Twitter to thank the president for the hounour as she extolled her late father.

In a series of tweet, Abiola's daughter wrote;

Dearest Daddy, Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale #Abiola GCFR. Wonderful to finally be able to write this, 20 years on! Thank you President Buhari.

#MKO "Through your sterling example..may you flesh the dream of a free democratic society" in Nigeria. #June12

Proudly Nigerian today and always.



Another of Abiola's daughter, Hafsat who is the daughter of MKO Abiola has  reacted to this development. Read her statement below

''Dear friends, words cannot truly express how happy I feel. Here is President Buhari's executive order declaring that June 12, the day of the election that my father won, would henceforth be Nigeria's Democracy Day and conferring on my dad the title of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, a title reserved for presidents. Twenty five years after June 12...

I tried to capture my feelings in the (sort of) poem below.

Please celebrate with me''