A development group, Centre for Sustained Dialogue has called on government at all levels to honour the memory by achieving the ‘Farewell to Poverty’ vision of late Chief MKO Abiola, the winner of the historic June 12 1993 election.
The group lamented the poverty level of Nigerians adding that it was more unfortunate that Chief Abiola’s vision of eradicating poverty has become a mirage to beneficiaries of the Democratic struggle.
A statement signed by the Director of Programme for the group, Comrade Waheed Saka and made available to journalists in Osogbo disclosed that despite successive effort of democratic government in Nigeria since 1999, the dreams of late MKO were yet to materialise.
According to the group, the Farewell to poverty agenda of Chief MKO Abiola, was like a mirage and a rocket science to the beneficiaries of June 12 struggle.
“Poverty in Nigeria has increased geometrically since 1993 and the recent Covid 19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of Nigeria. It is unfortunate that our people can not survive a day without hustling for survival. These is why the government at all level must change strategies in achieving the farewell to poverty vision to honour the memory of the winner of the historic June 12 1993 election,” the statement reads.
The group also called on governments to make a strong law against rape of minor and violence against women and girl child in Nigeria so as to stop the rising cases of rape in the land.
It said those inflicting such psychological and mental trauma on women and girls deserve deadly penalty.
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