Jamiu Abiola, son of late MKO Abiola, has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo benefitted from the death of his father.
Abiola was presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election that was annulled by then military head, Ibrahim Babangida.
Mr Obasanjo was elected President in 1999 upon return to democracy.
The deceased’s son spoke on Sunday in Abuja at an event tagged “Testimonies of Change”, designed to showcase the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
NAN reports that the event, organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture, witnessed personal testimonies by beneficiaries of government programmes.
Jamiu, who was among the testifiers, said his family suffered emotional and psychological torture.
He said his mother, Kudirat Abiola, who also fought for his father’s mandate, was also killed in the process leaving seven children behind.
He added that Obasanjo benefitted from the democracy struggle by his late father and mother when he was elected as President in 1999.
He said in spite of coming from the same region and state as his late father and mother, Obasanjo declined to recognise their contribution to the enthronement of democracy.
He, therefore, commended Mr Buhari, who after over two decades, recognised his father and declared June 12, national Democracy Day.
“What President Buhari has done, despite not being a Yoruba man, has ended the emotional and psychological trauma my family has gone through all these years,” he said.
