FORMER spokesperson to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr Doyin Okupe, has urged Nigerians not to castigate his boss for not honouring the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 election, late Chief MKO Abiola. The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said “there is no better person; there is no better government that can institutionalise June 12 except government headed by a strong northerner, otherwise it will create serious controversy. “When they started Sharia in Zamfara State, Obasanjo publicly endorsed it and allowed it. No northern president can do that effectively without incurring major riot. Adebutu, a former member of the House of Representatives, maintained that June 12 remained the foundation of Nigeria’s contemporary politics.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 13, 2019 17:26 UTC