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Knocks, kudos as Tinubu honours June 12 heroes
President Bola Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday attracted praises and knocks for the list of honourees he announced as democracy heroes.
While some Nigerians lauded the President for his tribute to the heroes of the June 12, 1993 struggle, others lamented that key names were conspicuously omitted from the list.
The late Moshood Abiola was named winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, regarded as the freest and fairest in the country, which was annulled by the military under General Ibrahim Babangida.
Following the annulment, several prominent Nigerians, who spoke vociferously against the military decision, were killed, incarcerated under frivolous charges, while others went on exile for fear of being hounded.
The President, in the exercise of his powers on Thursday, bestowed national honours on activists, journalists, scholars and fallen pro-democracy icons.
He also granted a presidential pardon and conferred honours on the Ogoni Nine, led by Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed on November 10, 1995 by the military junta.
The Ogoni-Nine, including Saro-Wiwa, were executed following their protest against Shell’s oil activities in the region

Forty-eight hold the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, while 369 persons have been awarded the Commander of the Federal Republic honours.
The President said the National Honours Committee will gazette the corrected entries before the formal investiture ceremonies later in the year.

MOSOP lauds Tinubu
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People lauded Tinubu for the bold step to appease the Ogoni people which it accused the previous administration of lacking the will to do.
It, however, called on the President to remove the stain of injustice from Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight of his kinsmen, by exonerating them of murder charges.
A MOSOP leader, Fegalo Nsuke, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, said the demand of the Ogoni for decades had been exoneration for the Ogoni-Nine and not pardon.
“The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People wishes to express its position on the encouraging decisions of President Bola Tinubu, in announcing full pardon for the nine Ogoni rights campaigners executed by the Nigerian government during the regime of Gen Sani Abacha.
“MOSOP considers the gesture, announced by His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the 2025 Democracy Day address, as both a historic and a positive step towards healing.
“It is a widely acknowledged fact that few administrations have dared to confront this painful legacy with such candour and daring.
“President Tinubu once again has distinguished himself among Nigerian leaders as one with the wisdom and courage to answer a longstanding prayer from an oppressed populace with compassion and clarity.”
The group said pardon, by its very nature, implied the existence of an office, adding that in the case of the Ogoni-Nine, no legitimate crime was committed.
“In the case of Ken Saro-Wiwa and his compatriots, it is clear that no legitimate crime was committed.
“His Excellency, President Tinubu, himself acknowledged that their unjust execution should never have happened,” it said.
MOSOP asked the President to pursue a formal exoneration of Ken Saro-Wiwa and his fellow activists.
“Such an exoneration would be a stronger moral and legal correction, ensuring that their names are no longer burdened by the stain of injustice,” the statement added
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