‘Historically dishonest’ – Presidency reacts to Lamido claims in the June 12 election

The president has denied the claims made by the former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, about the role of the President of the Tinubu Bola in the June 12, 1993 election.

Lamido has claimed during a television interview that Tinubu supported the cancellation of the election.
He accused that Tinubu had only become famous after the National Democratic Coalition (Nadeco) was formed and claimed the president’s mother, the late Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, supported the cancellation.

The former governor also claimed that Alhaja Mogaji mobilized market women to support the cancellation of elections.
But in a statement entitled: “Arranging a straight record,” which was issued on Sunday night, special advisors about information and strategies to the president, Bayo onanuga, rejected Lamido’s comments as fake, revisionist, and historically dishonest.
He said: “Alhaji Lamido’s claim represents historical distortion and regretty revisionism efforts,” Onanuga said.

“This accusation is clearly wrong.”
Onanuga insisted that Alhaja Mogaji had never mobilized market women to support cancellation.
“If he did it, he would lose his position as a market leader in Lagos,” he added.

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The President’s assistant acknowledged his relationship with former President Ibrahim Babangida but said it existed before the crisis of the cancellation.
He accused Lamido of failing to defend the mandate of MKO Abiola as the National Secretary of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

“Lamido, as Secretary of SDP, failed to oppose military injustice after the victory of the Abiola election.
“The leadership of SDP, including Lamido and Tony Anenih, embarrassing the mandate of the people without resistance.
“Lamido and Anenih are allied with the National Republic convention (NRC) who were defeated to deny his legal mandate abiola.

“Conversely, Tinubu, who was then a senator, stood firm before General Sani Abacha dissolved the structure of democracy on November 17, 1993.

“Following Babangida’s decision to move on August 27, 1993, Tinubu strongly opposed the cancellation.
“On August 19, 1993, on the senate floor, Tinubu condemned the cancellation, calling another coup,” Onanuga said. He urged the Nigerians to fight injustice and violations of the law.