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- Adams Maina Waziri, a erstwhile Nigerian Minister of Police Affairs, has stated that Nigerians went each retired for Moshood Abiola successful the 1993 predetermination to flight the subject rule
- The erstwhile curate made this revelation connected Thursday during the Second Posthumous Legacy Colloquium held successful Abuja successful honour of the precocious Raymond Dokpesi
- Abiola’s triumph was annulled by the subject nether Ibrahim Babangida, starring to General Sani Abacha’s 1993 coup and a prolonged dictatorship until 1999, erstwhile Nigeria transitioned into civilian rule
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.
FCT, Abuja - The erstwhile Minister of Police Affairs, Adams Maina Waziri, has revealed that Nigerians voted for the precocious Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, successful 1993 retired of disappointment and a beardown tendency to region the subject from power.
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June 12: Why Nigerians voted for Abiola
Waziri revealed this connected Thursday, May 29, astatine the Second Posthumous Legacy Colloquium held successful Abuja successful honour of the precocious Raymond Dokpesi, organised by D-37, his governmental household and associates.
According to Waziri, Abiola and Bashir Tofa were not the archetypal choices of Nigerians successful the statesmanlike predetermination that was annulled by erstwhile subject Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida.
As reported by The Punch, the June 12, 1993 election, won by businessman and politician MKO Abiola, is wide regarded arsenic Nigeria’s astir escaped and fair.
However, past caput of state, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd), annulled the results, citing nationalist information concerns.
This determination triggered wide protests and governmental turmoil, yet starring to Babangida’s resignation and a agelong combat for ideology that culminated successful the instrumentality to civilian regularisation successful 1999.
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Nigerians voted for Abiola to extremity subject rule
Waziri recalled past events, peculiarly the 1993 election, and noted that Nigerians’ main extremity during that predetermination was to extremity the subject rule.
He stated:
“Nigerians, retired of disappointment, were forced to ballot successful 1993 for candidates not of their choice. With owed respects, Abiola was not the prime of Nigerians and neither was Bashir Tofa.“The choices of Nigerians were Admu Chiroma, Shehu Musa Yar’adua, Bamanga Tukur, and the remainder of them.“So, erstwhile we are celebrating June 12, we are celebrating, Nigerians were bushed of subject rule, truthful they were forced to ballot to spot if they could conscionable easiness the subject out.”Babangida admits MKO Abiola won 1993 election
Legit.ng earlier reported that General Babangida (IBB) had admitted precocious Moshood Abiola had won the June 12 election successful 1993.
As reported by This Day, helium made the admittance successful his autobiography, titled A Journey successful Service, successful Abuja connected February 20.
Tinubu told to repay MKO Abiola’s debt
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the erstwhile Jigawa Governor urged President Bola Tinubu to resoluteness the N45 cardinal debt owed to the precocious Chief MKO Abiola, calling it a important measurement successful closing the section connected June 12.
Speaking astatine the motorboat of his publication successful Abuja, Lamido emphasised Abiola’s dual injustice, being denied the presidency and the fiscal indebtedness being near unsettled.
He passionately appealed to the Minister of Information to relay the connection to Tinubu, insisting that settling the indebtedness would yet bring closure to a important infinitesimal successful Nigeria’s antiauthoritarian history.
Read much astir Lamido here:
- June 12: “Why I told IBB to his look to resign,” Lamido speaks
- Abacha’s household releases connection implicit Babangida’s assertion astir June 12 annulment
Peter Obi reacts aft IBB June 12 admission
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Peter Obi, erstwhile Governor of Anambra state and a salient governmental figure, had reacted to erstwhile subject president Ibrahim Babangida's admittance that MKO Abiola won the June 12, 1993 statesmanlike election.
In a connection made during an interrogation with TVC connected February 21, Obi reflected connected the value of this acknowledgement and its implications for Nigeria's democracy.
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