According to him, Nigeria and Nigerians should be eternally grateful to Abiola for the sacrifice he made for the country's democracy.

Kingibe was among the dignitaries who accompanied President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa on Monday to celebrate the 2023 Democracy Day.

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When asked if the country had done enough to recognize the role played by MKO Abiola in Nigeria's democracy, Kingibe told state house correspondents that it is difficult to determine what is enough for someone who sacrificed his life, but Nigeria should never forget the role played by Abiola, adding that nothing can bring him back to life.

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n his words, “Well, I don’t know; when is enough, enough? May his soul rest in peace. The President, Abiola, is no more. We can’t bring him back. And whatever we do, will never bring him back to life. But we should never forget.

“We should be inspired by his courage. We should be inspired by his steadfast commitment, and we should be inspired by his willingness to sacrifice his life, which he has, and for which I think the country will forever be grateful.”

Continuing, Kingibe reminisced with sentimentality about the election on June 12, 1993.

He said: “Well, it always brings back very vivid memories of the whole process and sadness at the end of the process with the annulment, but I think today as always, I believe in looking forward and the President in his Democracy Day address has set out the markers as to where we are coming from.

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And he has set up beacons as to the direction we should take to make our country great, to strengthen democracy, and to defend democracy at all times. And I believe that his speech was really inspiring and I think all right-thinking men and women of this country should very carefully go through and be inspired by it and be guided by it. It is a great thing.”