A former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to settle a N45 billion debt allegedly owed to late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola.
He made the plea at the launch of his autobiography, ‘Being True to Myself’, held on Tuesday at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja.
According to him the payment would symbolically and morally close the June 12 struggle and Abiola’s unjust treatment following the annulment of the 1993 presidential election.
“Before concluding, I appeal to President Tinubu to finally close the June 12 chapter.
“In his book, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida acknowledged Abiola’s victory in that election.
“When I visited him, he also confirmed Abiola is owed N45 billion. He was doubly punished: denied both the presidency and his due”.
“Please tell the President to pay the Abiola family the N45 billion. That will finally close the June 12 chapter,” he said to the representative of the president, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammad Idris.
Babangida recently confirmed, after 32 years, that Abiola had indeed won the historic June 12 election.
The annulment marked a turning point in Nigeria’s democratic history, triggering political unrest and accelerating Babangida’s resignation.
