"A generous allowance": IBB explains why it takes him three decades to speak up

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  • Ibrahim Babangida, the former Nigerian military president, has explained why it took him three decades to speak on the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election
  • Babangida, in his book, admitted for the first time that M.K.O. Abiola is the actual winner of the election, but his government annulled the poll
  • The former military president said he had allowed time to pass, so that he and his generation can reflect on his government and compare it with the present ones

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Photo Credit: @aonanuga1956Source: Twitter”I have allowed time to pass. Three decades is a generous allowance. It was necessary to allow a cooling-off period so that the generation that witnessed our days in office would have had time to reflect, to experience other administrations, and be in a position to situate our contributions correctly. It has also been time enough to allow a new generation, those now in their twenties and early thirties, to relate to our tenure as part of national history.”Tinubu reacts as Babangida admits Abiola won June 12

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