The personal physician of the late MKO Abiola, Dr Ore Falomo, is dead.
His death in the early hours of Saturday signals the passage of a physician who left a mark on the political terrain of Nigeria.
The reason is that the founder of the Maryland Specialist Hospital not only stood by MKO when he was incarcerated, during the struggle to get the annulled June 12 election validated, he only helped pro-democracy activists in the battle to stop the corrosive military force.
No wonder, Afenifere and NADECO chieftains have been mourning the loss, pointing out that he was a loyal and courageous man.
“He was one of those loyal to the struggle and was a good nationalist and a patriot to the core. He was somebody who practised what he believed him. He was a successful medical practitioner and we are certainly going to miss him.
“He was a progressive and he fought for democratic ideals,” The Punch quotes Adebanjo as saying.
