Today,13 February 2011,35 years after Dimka and co had gunned down Murtala R. Muhammad,we must refresh our memory,though it is painful,given the caliber of Murtala, it is worthwhile.
Today is a special day for sober reflection.Public holiday should be declared,flags should be hoisted half mast.We should be all sitting at home or attending lectures and symposium in honor of the memory of this martyr.It is worthwhile to sit back and recollect those brief moments of glory and freedom.
Because, since then, we had have not enjoy anything like that.Those who murdered Murtala had not done for its own sake,they committed it just to snatch away whatever freedom of the Nigerian masses.Thus,the death of Murtala signaled the death of freedom and liberation of the downtrodden in Africa.
For us to adequately,commemorate this day,all our TV.and radio stations should broadcast live commentary about him.All National dailies should carry full page advertorials in honor of his legacy.But,even these,will be inadequate for a messiah.No matter our effort to immortalize Murtala,we can never payback.
Forget about his portrait that appear in 20 naira note and the so-called local and national monuments named after him.These only betray the philosophy of Murtala.Then how can we show adequate gratitude?
Good,Murtala did something unusual and extra-ordinary that earned him international respect.Therefore,to commemorate Murtala Day,we should strive to actualize his dream-Total liberation of mankind from the jugular hold of imperialism.
Wipe away manipulators and exploiters and entrench the dictatorship of the masses.We must create a condition where all factors of production should be owned and controlled by the majority masses instead of the present condition in which a tiny class of elites are in full control over all the resources.
Comrade Bishir Dauda Sabuwar Unguwa, Katsina
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