Pan-Yoruba sociocultural group, Afenifere has faulted former Military President, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) over the reason he gave for annulling the June 12, 1993, presidential election.
The election presumably won by late Bashorun MKO Abiola has been adjudged the freest and fairest in Nigeria’s history.
However, the military junta of Babangida annulled the election, and the former Nigerian leader explained to Arise News on Friday that he did so to prevent a violent coup d’etat.
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Reacting, Secretary-General of Afenifere, Sola Ebiseni said that Babangida’s reason was an insult on the intelligence of Nigerians.
He said that the action constituted treasonable felony.
“Babangida has not said a new thing worthy of any reaction in respect of his treasonable acts of the annulment of the adjudged freest and fairest election in the country’s political history.
“Nigerians are not interested in any excuse being given by IBB. It is even most preposterous that IBB will only now be insulting the intelligence of Nigerians that he annulled their mandate to forestall a violent coup, which, by reasonable inference, he was aware of.
“He lost the opportunity of being the hero of democracy and father of a new Nigeria, an eternal regret that no whitewashing on television can redeem.
“However, it is no gainsaying the fact that the present administration has made saints of all previous administrations in every aspect of governance,” Ebiseni said.
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