Politics

2023: Abiola’s eldest son, Kola, joins PRP

The eldest son of the late Chief MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of June 12, 1993 Presidential Election, Kola, has joined the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).

Abiola was formally accepted into the party on Thursday at its National Secretariat in Abuja by Mr. Falalu Bello, the National Chairman of the party.

Abiola (about 60 years old) said he was returning to politics after 27 years break.

“Today makes my formal inroad after 27 years, back into politics. I particularly picked to come back into politics through the PRP for some good reasons.

“I have gone back to the history of Nigeria to look at the party that truly represents Nigeria.

“I have gone back and I have found out that the oldest living party is the PRP; it still holds those ideals of what Nigeria and democratic practice should be like,” Abiola said.

According to him, it is a party that was started by the people and truly for the people. It is a party that has showed first, as its priority, internal democracy.

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“I have come back to PRP to show Nigerians that not too long ago, we did things in the right way and the new entities that have come together nowadays forget that there was Nigeria that did things right.

“I am one that believes in an equal opportunity be it employment, be it business, equally in politics and I believe this party represents all of these.

“Everybody should have equal opportunity, irrespective of age, religion and ethnicity and that is represented here,” he said.

The Star

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