The acknowledgment of the victory of the late Chief MKO Abiola in the June 12, 1993 presidential election by a former Military President, retired General Ibrahim Babangida, though belated, will undoubtedly help to heal the wounds of June 12 permanently. Ejiofor Alike, however, writes that not many Nigerians will believe Babangida’s claim that forces led by the late former Head of State, General Sani Abacha plotted the annulment of Abiola’s election, given Babangida’s effective control of his military government for eight years
The acknowledgment of the victory of the late Chief MKO Abiola in the June 12, 1993 presidential election by a former Military President, retired General Ibrahim Babangida, though belated, will undoubtedly help to heal the wounds of June 12 permanently. Ejiofor Alike, however, writes that not many Nigerians will believe Babangida’s claim that forces led by the late former Head of State, General Sani Abacha plotted the annulment of Abiola’s election, given Babangida’s effective control Was it possible under Nigeria’s military government, with its unitary nature, for the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the late General Sani Abacha and other officers, as well as their civilian collaborators to annul the June 12, 1993 presidential election, which was equivalent to a military coup, without the knowledge and approval of the military President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces?
Since the former military President, retired General Ibrahim Babangida waited until the key actors in the June 12 imbroglio were all dead before writing his own side of the story, this question will continue to agitate the minds of Nigerians.