Meet MKO Abiola’s Daughter, Habiba, Born Coincidentally on June 12
Category: Nigerian National News
Miss Habiba Abiola, one of the daughters of the late Chief MKO Abiola, on Friday said that June 12 had remained a reminder of how much she missed having a father on her birthday.
Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the June 1993 presidential elections died in prison. In a statement issued in Lagos, Abiola who clocked 30 yesterday, said that the June 12 celebrations which coincided with her birthday reminded her of the many years she missed being with a father on her special day. At 8 years old, I could not begin to understand the importance and significance of such a tremendous victory by my father.
I did not realize it was the beginning of true democracy but also eventually the end of many years of military rule. To many, Bashorun MKO Abiola was just an accountant, philanthropist and politician. To us his children, he was just Dad. Our family paid the ultimate price and we still miss him dearly,’’ she said. Abiola reiterated that her father’s legacy and sacrifices paved the way for future democratic governments in Nigeria.
My father’s vision for our great nation led him to selflessly give up family, wealth and subsequently his freedom for the opportunity to serve his country which he did not live long enough to realize. Today we all sing and rejoice that Change is here. But we must not forget the struggle and the lives that were lost for the benefit we as Nigerian citizens reap today.
As a daughter to my hero and Nigerian citizen, I want to urge the nation not to forget the lives my father touched directly and indirectly and the sacrifices he made for all of us today. 22 years down the line as I turn 30 on this symbolic date of June 12, I remain proud of my father’s legacies’’ she said. Abiola, MKO
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