President Muhammadu Buhari has invited the major stakeholders in the struggle for the revalidation of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election to the posthumous investiture of the acclaimed winner of the election, Chief Moshood Abiola, as the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic.<\/p>\n
Late human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, will also be honoured post-humously with the Grand Commander of the Order Niger alongside Abiola\u2019s running mate, Babagana Kingibe, at an event slated for the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
According to a statement on Friday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, on Friday, those invited to the event include Kingibe, Abiola\u2019s family members, Fawehinmi\u2019s family members and key players of June 12 struggle.<\/p>\n
Mustapha listed the key players of the struggle to include members of the National Executive Committee of the Social Democratic Party,\u00a0 including states chairmen and secretaries at the time of the annulled election;\u00a0 state governors elected on the platform of the SDP;\u00a0 former Presidents of the Senate \u2013 Iyorchia Ayu and Ameh Ebute -and former Speaker Agunwa Anekwe along with principal officers of the National Assembly elected on the platform of the SDP.<\/p>\n
Other invitees are Speakers of the State Houses of Assembly elected on the platform of the SDP; all chairmen of the States Traditional Councils from the six South-Western States; Prof. Wole Soyinka; Mr. Femi Falana (SAN); Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Chief Bisi Akande; Ms. Ayo Obe; Bayo Onanuga (The News); Kunle Ajibade (Tempo); Nosa Igiebor \u2013 (TELL); Kayode Komolafe\u00a0 (Media Hope 93); Senator Janathan Zwingina (DG, Hope 93); Frank\u00a0 Kokori and Prof. Humphrey Nwosu.<\/p>\n
Also invited are\u00a0 President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives,\u00a0 Yakubu Dogora, principal officers of the National Assembly and all state governors.<\/p>\n
\u201cInvitation letters have been dispatched.\u00a0 However, should the invitation arrive late, this publication serves as a formal invitation,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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