26 Years After: Kudirat Abiola Fought for Love, Principle and Human Dignity – Joe Odumakin
By Nafisat Bello and Abdulsalam Mahmud,
President of Women Arise, Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin, has extolled the sterling virtues of the revered Nigerian female politician and acclaimed human rights activist, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola.
Today, June 4, 2022 marks the 26 years anniversary of her ‘brutal murder’ by the junta regime of former Head-of-State, Gen. Sani Abacha, of blessed memory.
In a statement titled, “Kudirat Abiola: 26 Years into an Amazon’s Flight,’ Odumakin, pointed out that it is imperative for Nigerians to drill the virtue of an uncommon Amazon into their consciousness.
According to her, Kudirat, a woman endowed with inner and outer beauty fought for love, fought for principle and died for human dignity.
“As they buy and sell delegates like Rago today, Kudirat rejected election fraud. She rejected cheating and insisted on doing right by 14 million voters.
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“As there was Arthur Nzeribe that time (God rest his soul) and one Kanu. There was Kudirat and many valiant humans who said NO,” she said.
Dr. Odumakin, noted that though many Nigerians yearly celebrate the exemplary life and times of the Abiola matriarch, the situation of the country, which Kudirat was seriously concerned about, has rather deteriorated, instead of improving.
She said: “We have had to answer a recurring question every year we celebrate Kudirat…what has changed? I believe nothing has changed, but everything has worsened.
“Killings and abductions.
Corruption, election fraud, societal decay. Collapse of systems…security, education, health, economy…
“These problems are brought to us by a primitive leadership processing system deliberately established and sustained to keep this place impoverished for the benefit of political brigands.
“If what we have seen so far in the political parties’ primaries is clear, then, we kid ourselves with nursing any kind of positive expectations”.
