I feel bad about the whole matter. Professor, I do not see how they will spare you because they know you are my principal confidant. You think they do not know you? They know; they know you are with me now. They saw you coming in and they know you are with me now I cannot kill myself for the sake of what the country wants. I am sorry, he lamented. It was astonishing to hear a General state that he could not lay down his life for his country.
It was clear that General Babangida was in a fix as of June 21st 1993. I then proceeded to deal with the questions of who were these “they” and for what reasons would they want to kill the President and the President Elect if the June 12election were allowed to go forward. He named them in military and in ethnic categories:
Sani (meaning General Sani Abacha) is opposed to a return to civilian rule. Sani cannot stand the idea of Chief Abiola, a Yoruba becoming his Commander- in- Chief; Sani seems to have the ears of the Norhern leaders that no Southerner especially from the South West should become the President of the country. Sani seems to rally the Northern elders to confront me on the matter. He is winning; the Sultan and the Northern leaders are of this frame of mind.
Where do I go from here? They do not trust me. Without Sani, I will not be alive today; without the North, I would not have become an officer in the Nigerian Army and now the President of Nigeria I don’t want to appear ungrateful to Sani; he may not be bright upstairs but he knows how to overthrow governments and overpower coup plotters. He saw to my coming to office in 1985 and to my protection in the many coups I faced in the past, especially the Orkar coup of 1990 where he saved me and my family including my infant daughter.”
Sani risked his life to get me into office in 1983 and 1985; if he says he does not want Chief Abiola, I will not force Chief Abiola on him. He also named Lt General Dongoyaro and Brigadier General David Mark as those who were against Chief Abiola. In fact, he quoted David Mark as saying: I’d shoot Chief Abiola the day NEC( National Electoral Commission) pronounces him the elected President!
SOURCE:THE TALE OF JUNE 12: THE BETRAYAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS OF NIGERIANS BY PROFESSOR OMO OMORUYI.
Metro Daily
It was clear that General Babangida was in a fix as of June 21st 1993. I then proceeded to deal with the questions of who were these “they” and for what reasons would they want to kill the President and the President Elect if the June 12election were allowed to go forward. He named them in military and in ethnic categories:
Sani (meaning General Sani Abacha) is opposed to a return to civilian rule. Sani cannot stand the idea of Chief Abiola, a Yoruba becoming his Commander- in- Chief; Sani seems to have the ears of the Norhern leaders that no Southerner especially from the South West should become the President of the country. Sani seems to rally the Northern elders to confront me on the matter. He is winning; the Sultan and the Northern leaders are of this frame of mind.
Where do I go from here? They do not trust me. Without Sani, I will not be alive today; without the North, I would not have become an officer in the Nigerian Army and now the President of Nigeria I don’t want to appear ungrateful to Sani; he may not be bright upstairs but he knows how to overthrow governments and overpower coup plotters. He saw to my coming to office in 1985 and to my protection in the many coups I faced in the past, especially the Orkar coup of 1990 where he saved me and my family including my infant daughter.”
Sani risked his life to get me into office in 1983 and 1985; if he says he does not want Chief Abiola, I will not force Chief Abiola on him. He also named Lt General Dongoyaro and Brigadier General David Mark as those who were against Chief Abiola. In fact, he quoted David Mark as saying: I’d shoot Chief Abiola the day NEC( National Electoral Commission) pronounces him the elected President!
SOURCE:THE TALE OF JUNE 12: THE BETRAYAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS OF NIGERIANS BY PROFESSOR OMO OMORUYI.
Metro Daily
Hmmmm...it is well
ReplyDeleteOga ooooooooo...history will never waft
ReplyDeleteMc pinky
This story is fake
ReplyDeleteNa wa ooooo, in fact I feel for the late MKO ABIOLA. may he continue to rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteThe era of military rule has ended. Many lives were lost. June 12 will forever hunt Baba till death.
ReplyDeleteFoolish leaders, stupid country.
ReplyDeleteIs this what really transpired?
ReplyDeleteRubbish!!!
ReplyDeleteThis government always have a way of distracting us!
ReplyDelete2019 please come already! I can’t wait to cast my vote. This one will trend for sometime and they will bring another one. As transmission fade so quickly.
Just Krix!
I'm not understanding how this concerns the govt of the day Krix.This was written by prof. Omo Omoruyi based on an interview he had with Ibb years ago while he was still in power so why attribute it to the bubu led govt?
Delete@Anon 14:31, Krix is ignorant.
DeleteThis people destroyed this beautiful country.
ReplyDeleteOmg naija don suffer
DeleteI pity people that will fall for APC's gimmicks. If baba should miskakenly return to aso rock in 2019, I will run to north Korea
ReplyDeleteIf you fail to relocate in 2019,then you are bastard.
DeleteDavid Mark? Issorite!
ReplyDeleteNonsense and ingredient. Just say you are a coward and backstabber. They'd kill u my left foot! Were they also the ones who threatened you to not allow Aisha marry Kola despite their genuine love for each other? Old generals be using everyone in their lives as pawns. Trying desperately to rewrite history. I will not vote APC in the next election even if they put my face on the #5000 note BUT President Buhari got this one right just this one time. Is he not also from the north? Ndi iberibe.
ReplyDeleteWhich Kola? Which Aisha?
DeleteLol,APC! THE DRAMA CONTINUES
ReplyDeleteYou just displayed your ignorance.
DeleteJust imagine.......Killed a man just because of sentiment. The Northerners feel they are the rightful owner of the presidency seat. All these politician,may God have mercy on you all because your hands have been soiled with too many blood.
ReplyDeleteAnd Yorubas are yet to understand that they are errand boys to the north.
DeleteYou are just been tribal. They voted massively for Jonathan in 2011, he didn't perform, four years later, they voted for Buhari, that is democracy for you, CHOICE.
DeleteAnonymous 17:28, so Yorubas have suddenly become errand boys to the Northerners for voting along with the North ONLY for the 2nd time in the history of election in Nigeria!
DeleteBut the Igbos that have been doing it consistently and getting nothing in return are the true masters of the North!
Ngwanu, continue deceiving yourself.
Who the hell cares?nonsense
ReplyDeleteNigeria was a lovely country in the 1950s/60s, until we had our independence and kept our hope in our fellow Nigerians.
ReplyDeleteThese beasts destroyed the country and still doing so.
The truth. God's judgment awaits them.
DeleteSee buhari,primary school dropout trying to use our brains with his NONCHENCH AWARD. APC,RIP.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is this country started in 1914 and Lugard is the devil behind it, when he amalgamated the Northern and the southern.
ReplyDeleteEven the pre colonial era , the northern and southerners barely come together for business.
But within the north, there are lots of ethnic group, but the chief of this problem is the Hausa/Fulani , with their born to rule mentality , they believe they should be the one telling this country... This orientation is cancerous to the ideology of Democracy..
Yet, this orientation persists among the Hausa / Fulani which has become their political culture which is being transmitted to their children.
If the southerners and some northerners who are not Hausa's /Fulani are taking this country forward arithmetically, the H/F are taking this country backward geometrically with their political culture and policies like Sharia law, which is not supposed to be seen in a civilised world. It describes everything primitive.
Unless the leaders and Imam stop this teaching, there won't be light at the end of the tunnel of this country. And if they refuse to stop this culture towards the political system, it would be best they become a nation on their own.
We may not want to accept the fact, which is, "this country need separation "
Northern to your tent
Southerners to your tent.
This is Nigerian
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