•One of late MKO Abiola’s wife, Onitiri-Abiola, is said to be pitching her tent for Yoruba Nation agitators
•In a video shared on social media, Onitiri-Abiola was heard proclaiming the sovereignty of the Democratic Republic of the Yoruba
•However, the family of the late billionaire has distanced themselves from this move, stating clearly that it does not represent their legacy and ideals
LEGIT
The family of the late MKO Abiola has given its response to the declaration of support for the Yoruba Nation agitators by one of the late politician’s widows, Dupe Onitiri-Abiola.
Speaking on behalf of the family, one of the late Abiola’s children, Jamiu told reporters that Onitiri-Abiola “is on her own.”
Jamiu noted that he did not take Onitiri-Abiola’s declaration seriously when he heard of it, adding that Nigerians are not ignorant of how paramount his late father took the country’s unity.
He stated that even while in prison, his father never advocated for Nigeria’s division.
Jamiu went on to state that “if my father were alive today, he would have been so happy that his closest and most highly competent associate, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is doing all he would have wanted to do if he had been allowed to exercise his mandate.”
Onitiri-Abiola had, in a viral video on social media, called the “Democratic Republic of Yoruba.”
She declared that the Democratic Republic of Yoruba came into existence on Friday, April 12, before the agitators invaded the Oyo State Government secretariat in Ibadan, Punch reports.
