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Breaking: Buhari Renames Abuja National Stadium After MKO Abiola


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/06/breaking-buhari-renames-abuja-national-stadium-after-mko-abiola/

( Source: Vanguard Newspapers)

Commentary

Though labelled as an "institution"
you will be right to call it a person
Democracy!
The beauty of a people committed to a cause

Or what would you say of  Thomas Jefferson?
Not forgetting the enigma " Abraham Lincoln"
Across the oceans,
You would find Kwame Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta
Nnamdi Azikwe, Ahmadu Bello, Obafemi Awolowo
Time will not permit me to talk about the exploits 
of Gani Fawehinmi
That great man of letters

But in Nigeria, one man is synonymous with a date
June 12 1993!
Chief MKO Abiola
The President-elect Nigeria never sworn in
On this day, he would forever be remembered
For sustaining the institution of Democracy
with his life 
Happy Democracy Day Nigeria


© 2019. Felix O. Omosele


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