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"Furthermore, I also confer posthumous national honours on Ken Saro Wiwa (CON), the leader of the Ogoni Nine and his fellow travellers, Saturday Dobee (OON), Nordu Eawo (OON), Daniel Gbooko (OON), Paul Levera (OON), Felix Nuate (OON), Baribor Bera (OON), Barinem Kiobel (OON), and John Kpuine (OON). I shall also be exercising my powers under the prerogative of mercy to grant these national heroes a full pardon, together with others whose names shall be announced later in conjunction with the National Council of State."

President Bola Tinubu

Pardoning Ken Saro Wíwà and conferring national honours on him and the Ogoni9 is quite thoughtful.

Not just thoughtful, it was the right thing to do. He has buried Abacha in eternal shame with this act.

The Ogoni9 will never be forgotten for their bravery.

Why didn't past governments didn't see the huge reservoir of goodwill in pardoning the Ogoni9 all these years? Munafiki Obj would never have done it, anyway.

Tinubu is strategically placing himself in the good books of some block votes. No doubt.

Thank you Mr President for this show of great love.

Your reelection is SURE!

Very thoughtful na wa for seun and compulsory 40

Those obidients would always have something to complain about.....many don't even know the heroics of these guys or the ogoni struggle.....also Mariam abacha should come explain to us why her husband killed them.....I hate rubbish.

This won't change our mind about your bad governance.

Anything to stay relevant in the eyes of his zonb ers.

are they alive? do they know seun and compulsory 40

abc115:
"Furthermore, I also confer posthumous national honours on Ken Saro Wiwa (CON), the leader of the Ogoni Nine and his fellow travellers, Saturday Dobee (OON), Nordu Eawo (OON), Daniel Gbooko (OON), Paul Levera (OON), Felix Nuate (OON), Baribor Bera (OON), Barinem Kiobel (OON), and John Kpuine (OON). I shall also be exercising my powers under the prerogative of mercy to grant these national heroes a full pardon, together with others whose names shall be announced later in conjunction with the National Council of State."

President Bola Tinubu

Please, try not to get killed by another man! If Tinubu had been killed before he took off on excile, he wouldnt have become the Nigerian President!

They are all legend, good development. At least they deserve it.

Will this appease the late Ken Sarowiwa?

He should also grant presidential pardon to mazi Nnamdi kanu.

I am just typing anything because nairaland want me to turn to talkative


Just for me to post I need to write 40 words

you guys are getting it wrong on This own

And this is substantive development

I cry

The then government demonize them. Truth will always prevail no matter how long

Medicine after death. Will it bring back the life?

Wow
Good one. After so many years, this is quite recommendable. The ogoni nine were really strong comrade

Tinubu is undoing the wrong of past leaders and making peace with the aggrieved. You too much City boy

Ken Saro-Wiwa ( 1995) led a peaceful movement for the environmental and human rights of Nigeria’s Ogoni people whose oil-rich land has been exploited by multinational oil companies. The Nigerian government executed Saro-Wiwa in 1995.
ogboni land should be clearer to fully honour ken saro

Celebrate me, while I am alive, no be when I leave this life, una go dey fake am for my back- Patoranking.

May their souls rest in peace.

Lithiumite:
Those obidients would always have something to complain about.....many don't even know the heroics of these guys or the ogoni struggle.....also Mariam abacha should come explain to us why her husband killed them.....I hate rubbish.

Igbo Obidients (the core of the movement) do not love Ken Saro Wiwa - he was one of the figures that led the expulsion of Biafrans and seizures of their properties after the civil war on of what he and other Riverarians viewed as exploitative expansionism.

In fact, many do not know that Ken Saro Wiwa wrote a book on the misfortunes of the Biafran minorites in the course of the war.

Is releasing kanu not more important than this?

FireUpNow:
Will this appease the late Ken Sarowiwa?

late Ken sarowiwa is coming back to life later in the evening to collect his title. shebi I tell una say the man nor well?

Please can someone tell me about these guys OGONI 9…

Finally. They deserve it. The South South region will absolutely love this.

FireUpNow:
Will this appease the late Ken Sarowiwa?

Do they have families?

Why should people be pardoned for a crime which they never committed in the first place and were unjustly and wickedly sacrificed for?


Review the case and declare them innocent

Tinubu should have used this opportunity to grant state pardon to Nnamdi KANU,ipob leader under incarceration.

The ovation would have been loudest and provide the window for national reconciliation.
He has missed the opportunity.

Leaders all over the world gauge the mood of the nation and act accordingly. The Nnamdi KANU case is a sore on our national psyche and Deep divide on national integration.

Tinubu got this wrong!

Christistruth02:


Why should people be pardoned for a crime which they never committed for in the first place and were wickedly sacrificed for?

As per abacha and the governmentin power during that era, they commited a crime. So they need to be pardoned.

OfficialP:
Is releasing kanu not more important than this?

Kewekubosineh:
Tinubu should have used this opportunity to grant state pardon to Nnamdi KANU,ipob leader under incarceration.

The ovation would have been loudest and provide the window for national reconciliation.
He has missed the opportunity.

Leaders all over the world gauge the mood of the nation and act accordingly. The Nnamdi KANU case is a sore on our national psyche and Deep divide on national integration.

Tinubu got this wrong!

Nnamdi kanu is a terrorist and many igbos lost their lives due to his terrorism activities.
If Kanu is pardoned, then we might as well pardon all thr criminals currserving jail in kirikiri and other prisons across Nigeria.

Some tribe are discrediting what the president did while the Ogoni people, the tribe ken saro wiwa is actually from are having a positive feelings about it.