"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

Ibrahim Babangida has spoken in the annulment of MKO Abiola’s election
Photo Credit: Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesWhen did Babangida rule Nigeria?Who won the June 12, 1993, election?Bola Tinubu at Ibrahim Babangida book launching
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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