How Abdulsalami tried to secure release of MKO Abiola before his death — Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that erstwhile Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, rtd, was facilitating the merchandise of the June 12, 1993 statesmanlike predetermination winner, MKO Abiola earlier his death.

Obasanjo made this known on Saturday at the nationalist presumption of 3 books successful honour of General Abubakar’s 84th birthday, titled “The Legacy of a Statesman @84”, astatine the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He described General Abdulsalami arsenic a large subject leader, an serviceman and a gentleman, a patriot, a nationalist and a peacemaker.

The ex-president arsenic highlighted General Abdulsalami’s relation successful managing the disorder and uncertainty pursuing General Sani Abacha’s death.

He explained that Abdulsalami’s actions specified arsenic releasing governmental prisoners and facilitating MKO Abiola’s merchandise should beryllium commended.

“You sagaciously managed the seeming disorder and uncertainty that followed Abacha’s death. You emerged from the unreality and cautiously proceeded to untangle the nation. Political prisoners were released, and I was.

“As has been said by the president of the Senate, the National Assembly is simply a beneficiary of that. Your adjacent determination was however to get MKO Abiola released, and you kept maine regularly informed and besides related messages to the family.

“Kola was already successful Abuja to prime up his begetter erstwhile the unexpected happened....