June 12: ‘IBB shows no remorse for the martyrs who died to keep him in office’ – Opadokun

June 12: ‘IBB shows no remorse for the martyrs who died to keep him in office’ – Opadokun

A chieftain of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), Ayo Opadokun, has criticized former Head of State Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida’s latest admission of wrongfully annulling the June 12, 1993, presidential election, calling it pretentious, doubtful , and with out regret.

In his newly launched 420- web page autobiography, Journey in Service, Babangida stated the annulment of the election, which turned into extensively believed to were received through Chief MKO Abiola.

However, Opadokun brushed off this so- referred to as confession, accusing the previous navy ruler of undertaking revisionism and escapism with out displaying actual regret.

Speaking on Wednesday, Opadokun argued that Babangida’s feedback did now no longer display any new facts however simply tried to reframe famous historic statistics beneathneath the guise of statesmanship.

“The so- referred to as admission isn’t handiest pretentious, however it’s also deeply doubtful and absolutely missing in regret . In his 420- web page book, General IBB engages normally in revisionism, obscurism, and escapism. He has now no longer disclosed something new,” Opadokun said .

Opadokun similarly accused Babangida of displaying no regret for the bloodshed that observed the annulment, insisting that he turned into “dancing at the graves of harmless martyrs” who died because of his actions.

“He is shamelessly dancing at the graves of harmless Nigerians who have been killed honestly so he, a navy dictator, may want to dangle to strength and maintain looting public finances for himself, his family, and his allies,” he said.

Recalling the tragic aftermath of the annulment, Opadokun highlighted the violent crackdown on pro-democracy activists, consisting of the assassination of MKO Abiola’s wife, Kudirat Abiola, and the brutal suppression of protests through protection forces.

“In Ikorodu, whilst we tried to bury 3 younger victims, protection forces overpowered us. They ordered us to inform the households to retrieve their cherished ones’ stays with none ceremony. They even slapped mourners to silence them,” he recounted.

The NADECO chief insisted that Babangida need to be held chargeable for treason, given the bloodshed and turmoil resulting from his actions. He recalled looking an interview with Professor Humphrey Nwosu, Chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), wherein Nwosu showed that the collation have been finished and that Abiola had received —even defeating Bashir Tofa in Kano State.

“There is not anything new in what Babangida has said. It turned into already public know-how that Abiola received , as polling unit outcomes have been displayed as much as the country collation centers. Even his former political adviser, Professor Omo Omoruyi, affirmed this in his very own book,” Opadokun added.

He lamented that Nigeria’s development have been derailed through extended navy rule, mentioning that the navy ’s intervention on January 15, 1966, marked the start of the country’s decline.

“The navy ’s reckless interference has stunted Nigeria’s growth. Their forceful takeover in 1966 arrested our country wide improvement and decreased us to not anything ,” he said.

Opadokun rejected the perception that Babangida’s admission may want to pave the manner for forgiveness, insisting that the previous dictator nonetheless bears the weight of harmless bloodshed.

“Too many lives have been misplaced due to him. Too lots blood is on his hands, but he nonetheless pretends to be a statesman,” he lamented.

Concluding, Opadokun said that Babangida’s legacy might for all time be described through his annulment of Nigeria’s freest and fairest election, and that his ultra-modern feedback have been not anything extra than a failed try to rewrite history.