The big Nigerian ‘patriots’ who also signed the remarkable document that nailed the coffin of June 12 result include Alhaji Adamu Ciroma who has served as Finance and Agriculture Minister. In fact, his wife has served as Women Affairs Minister under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. She has been Woman Leader of the ruling PDP and last month, she was appointed Managing Director of the Lokoja-based Nigeria Inland Water Ways Authority (NIWA).
Chief Tony Anenih who was in 1993 Chairman of the victorious Party, the SDP, served in Obasanjo government in various capacities including Minister of Works and Housing, Chairman of the ruling PDP’s Board of Trustees for the second time and Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for the second time too.
Showing posts with label June 12th. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June 12th. Show all posts
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
They Sold Out: Those Who Signed-Away June 12, 1993 Victory To Military Government.
Sen Owie: June 12 Annulment Was Payment For Abiola’s Evil Deeds
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Former
member of the House of Representatives, former Senate Chief Whip and
chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rowland Stephen Owie
says the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election was a
divine recompense for Abiola’s alleged past political misdeeds. What is your perspective on the June 12, 1993 election? When people talk about June 12, June 12; June 12 has no meaning. June 12 is the repayment of evil for MKO Abiola. Whatever you sow, you reap. I said about four years ago that if Abiola had been president he would have been dead. You think so? Yes, let me tell you. Before anyone can say that the annulment was evil they should answer four questions. Number one, who was that politician that brought what was called the Maroko land deal to limelight? Who was that politician who used the Maroko land deal as an albatross on the neck of Chief Obafemi Awolowo? Who is that Nigerian or group of Nigerians who went to Obasanjo and connived with him and removed the Electoral College act from the decree of 1978? |
Still on JUNE 12: Two-party System Is The Best For Nigeria. Opinion!
The Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on House Services and Special Duties, Ipoola Omisoore, has said that the multi-party system adopted by the nation was detrimental to its democracy.
Mr. Omisoore said in Lagos on Tuesday that a two-party system was best for the country.
Lagos State is preparing to mark the 20th anniversary of the June 12 1993 Presidential election, conducted under a two-party system.
The 1993 election was believed to have been won by the late Moshood Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who contested against a candidate of the National Republican Convention (NRC).
June 12 Annulment: How Has Nigeria Fared?
This is a guest blog feature by Tope Orekoya.
In the 1993, Late Chief MKO Abiola contested the for post of the president of Nigeria under the political party Social Democratic Party (SDP) with his running mate as Baba Gana Kingibe and defeated the presidential candidate for the National Republican Convention (NRC), Alhaji Bashir Tofa hands down as Nigerians trooped out massively to vote for Late Chief MKO Abiola and SDP.
Nigerians were in joyous mood that the after so many years of military leadership, they have finally voted for the “MAN OF THE PEOPLE” The 1993 election was tagged “The most peaceful election ever held in Nigeria since Independence”, “The freest and fairest election in Nigeria since independence”
On June 24 1993, General Ibrahim Babangida annulled the election that should have brought into power Chief MKO and would have shaped the future of Nigeria forever.
In the 1993, Late Chief MKO Abiola contested the for post of the president of Nigeria under the political party Social Democratic Party (SDP) with his running mate as Baba Gana Kingibe and defeated the presidential candidate for the National Republican Convention (NRC), Alhaji Bashir Tofa hands down as Nigerians trooped out massively to vote for Late Chief MKO Abiola and SDP.
Nigerians were in joyous mood that the after so many years of military leadership, they have finally voted for the “MAN OF THE PEOPLE” The 1993 election was tagged “The most peaceful election ever held in Nigeria since Independence”, “The freest and fairest election in Nigeria since independence”
On June 24 1993, General Ibrahim Babangida annulled the election that should have brought into power Chief MKO and would have shaped the future of Nigeria forever.
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Oyo, Osun, Ogun & Lagos Declare June 12 Public Holiday
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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the infamous June 12.
The Oyo and Osun state governments on Monday declared Wednesday as work free to commemorate the June 12, 1993 Presidential election, cancelled by the military government of the time. In a statement in Ibadan, Festus Adedayo, the Special Adviser to Oyo State Governor on Media, said the holiday was to mark the 20th anniversary of the election, adjudged the freest and fairest in Nigeria’s political history. The statement said the holiday was also a recognition of the martyrdom of the late Moshood Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the election. |
Monday, 10 June 2013
Feature: JUNE 12th, MKO ABIOLA, SUSAN RICE AND A CUP OF TEA By Femi Fani-Kayode.
Ambassador
Susan Rice is the American Ambassador to the United Nations. Her
long-standing aspiration of becoming the Secretary of State for her
country was dashed when the Republicans in the Senate started sharpening
their knives in anticipation of her formal nomination for that position
by President Barak Obama.
Sensing that her nomination would not scale through the Senate and that she would not be confirmed as Secretary of State due to the role she played in the cover up of the Benghazi affair in which the American Ambassador to Libya and three other American citizens were murdered by a group of islamist terrorists, her nomination was withdrawn.
In lieu of Secretary of State, President Obama has now nominated her for the position of National Security Advisor which is a job that does not require Senate approval or confirmation. I wish Susan Rice well in her new assignment but I am constrained to ask the following questions. What did she put in the tea that she served to Chief MKO Abiola on July 8th 1998 just before he died? She was one of the last people that saw him alive, she served him some tea, he coughed violently and one hour later he died. What was in the tea? Was it Abuja ''green tea'' or Earl Grey or Liptons?
Can someone please ask Susan Rice what her role was in the death of MKO Abiola? Who sent her to do the job and who was she working for? At that time she was Assistant Secretary of State for America in President Bill Clinton's government. Was she acting on his direct instructions or simply on the instructions of her boss at the CIA?
Chief MKO Abiola was the winner of Nigeria's freest and fairest elections. That election took place on June 12th 1993. The following day it was annuled by General Ibrahim Babangida. Shortly after that General Babangida was compelled to ''step aside'' and hand over power to Chief Ernest Shonekan. He also left General Sani Abacha behind to be Chief of Army Staff and Minister of Defence.
A few months later General Abacha toppled the Interim National Government of Chief Ernest Shonekan and seized power for himself. Abiola was arrested and detained. He was never granted his freedom again. Four years later Abacha himself was murdered by forces that are yet to be identified and General Abdulsalami Abubakar took power. Exactly 30 days after Abacha was killed, those same forces that killed him murdered Abiola as well in an attempt to ''balance the equation''.
These are the facts and those are the sequence of events. One thing is self-evident and cannot be denied- whichever side of the divide one may have been on in the June 12th saga, certain questions must be answered. Those questions are as follows. Who killed MKO Abiola? Who killed Sani Abacha? What role, if any, did the former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar and his National Security Advisor, General Abdullahi Mohammed play in the murder of both Abacha and Abiola? What role, if any, did the CIA play and exactly what transpired in the room when Susan Rice, Ambassador Pickering and two other American government officials met with Abiola on the very day that he was meant to be released. Instead of being released on that day he was murdered.
Whose call was that and why did it have to happen? Was it in an attempt to pave the way for an Obasanjo Presidency one year later? Could General Olusegun Obasanjo have been elected Presidsent if Abiola had lived and if he had insisted on claiming his mandate? What was Babangida's role in this whole matter and was he in any way aware of or involved in the making of these crucial decisions?
The Nigerian people have a right to know the truth and it is about time that the few that have wielded power in this country for the last five decades appreciated the fact that they cannot sweep things under the carpet forever and that one day, no matter how long it takes, they will be held accountable by the Nigerian people for the secret choices and decisions that they made.
The truth is that until these questions are answered and justice is done Nigeria will not know peace and will not make any progress. It is a spiritual thing. The fact remains that had it not been for Abiola's great sacrifice and his gallant refusal to bow before the Nigerian military and give up his 1993 Presidential mandate we would not have democracy in Nigeria today. We should do our best to ask the relevant questions, demand the appropiate answers and unearth the bitter truth. We owe MKO Abiola, his wife Kudirat (who was also murdered) and all the other June 12th footsoldiers and martyrs that much.
May God give us leaders that have a conscience that that truly respect and fear Him. May Chief MKO Abiola's soul continue to rest in peace.
Sensing that her nomination would not scale through the Senate and that she would not be confirmed as Secretary of State due to the role she played in the cover up of the Benghazi affair in which the American Ambassador to Libya and three other American citizens were murdered by a group of islamist terrorists, her nomination was withdrawn.
In lieu of Secretary of State, President Obama has now nominated her for the position of National Security Advisor which is a job that does not require Senate approval or confirmation. I wish Susan Rice well in her new assignment but I am constrained to ask the following questions. What did she put in the tea that she served to Chief MKO Abiola on July 8th 1998 just before he died? She was one of the last people that saw him alive, she served him some tea, he coughed violently and one hour later he died. What was in the tea? Was it Abuja ''green tea'' or Earl Grey or Liptons?
Can someone please ask Susan Rice what her role was in the death of MKO Abiola? Who sent her to do the job and who was she working for? At that time she was Assistant Secretary of State for America in President Bill Clinton's government. Was she acting on his direct instructions or simply on the instructions of her boss at the CIA?
Chief MKO Abiola was the winner of Nigeria's freest and fairest elections. That election took place on June 12th 1993. The following day it was annuled by General Ibrahim Babangida. Shortly after that General Babangida was compelled to ''step aside'' and hand over power to Chief Ernest Shonekan. He also left General Sani Abacha behind to be Chief of Army Staff and Minister of Defence.
A few months later General Abacha toppled the Interim National Government of Chief Ernest Shonekan and seized power for himself. Abiola was arrested and detained. He was never granted his freedom again. Four years later Abacha himself was murdered by forces that are yet to be identified and General Abdulsalami Abubakar took power. Exactly 30 days after Abacha was killed, those same forces that killed him murdered Abiola as well in an attempt to ''balance the equation''.
These are the facts and those are the sequence of events. One thing is self-evident and cannot be denied- whichever side of the divide one may have been on in the June 12th saga, certain questions must be answered. Those questions are as follows. Who killed MKO Abiola? Who killed Sani Abacha? What role, if any, did the former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar and his National Security Advisor, General Abdullahi Mohammed play in the murder of both Abacha and Abiola? What role, if any, did the CIA play and exactly what transpired in the room when Susan Rice, Ambassador Pickering and two other American government officials met with Abiola on the very day that he was meant to be released. Instead of being released on that day he was murdered.
Whose call was that and why did it have to happen? Was it in an attempt to pave the way for an Obasanjo Presidency one year later? Could General Olusegun Obasanjo have been elected Presidsent if Abiola had lived and if he had insisted on claiming his mandate? What was Babangida's role in this whole matter and was he in any way aware of or involved in the making of these crucial decisions?
The Nigerian people have a right to know the truth and it is about time that the few that have wielded power in this country for the last five decades appreciated the fact that they cannot sweep things under the carpet forever and that one day, no matter how long it takes, they will be held accountable by the Nigerian people for the secret choices and decisions that they made.
The truth is that until these questions are answered and justice is done Nigeria will not know peace and will not make any progress. It is a spiritual thing. The fact remains that had it not been for Abiola's great sacrifice and his gallant refusal to bow before the Nigerian military and give up his 1993 Presidential mandate we would not have democracy in Nigeria today. We should do our best to ask the relevant questions, demand the appropiate answers and unearth the bitter truth. We owe MKO Abiola, his wife Kudirat (who was also murdered) and all the other June 12th footsoldiers and martyrs that much.
May God give us leaders that have a conscience that that truly respect and fear Him. May Chief MKO Abiola's soul continue to rest in peace.
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