Former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido. Facebook
Presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sule Lamido has revealed that the June 12 1993 election was annulled by the army as a result of the nation owed MKO Abiola about N45 billion.
The former governor of Jigawa State was the National Secretary of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Speaking to Punch, he stated that the army feared that Abiola, the adjudged winner of the election, would have taken his cash if he assumed workplace as president and depart the nation bankrupt.
Lamido stated: “They then instructed me the explanation why they annulled June 12.
“When (General) Murtala (Muhammed) died, Abiola got here in with a declare that he was owed, I feel, about N 45 bn for contracts executed by International Telephone and Telecommunication for the Ministry of Communications.
“The army excessive command at the moment stated no. He went around the Emirs within the North to foyer and the emirs requested that they (army) ought to please pay the cash.
“They (army) stated they cancelled the June 12 elections as a result of in the event that they made him President, he would take his cash and the nation will turn into bankrupt.
“Those who had been near Abacha ought to know this, as a result of Abacha was then one of many massive photographs; they had been all conscious. There was this Bosnian battle happening in Yugoslavia. I stated sir; the Nigerian persons are very harmless. This is just like the case of a Bosnian girl raped by a Christian Serb who acquired pregnant.
“Yes, it's true that the being pregnant is a product of rape however that is additionally my flesh and blood, I can not kill it. This (election) is my child, my flesh and blood, I can't kill it.
“I said so. We went through a process and expenditure, the campaign, the Election Day and even the entire government machinery was involved in the election which we won and you are now coming with the excuse that you owed some money. That’s your problem. The baby is my baby.”