Abacha-gate: Matters Arising By Ozodinukwe Okenwa | Sahara Reporters ...No one has ever accounted for what the monies were used for. What we hear often online is how the federal government led by 'Mr Integrity' is asking for more loan from... READ MORE:
General Sani Abacha ruled Nigeria from 1993 until his death in 1998. Following the June 12 presidential poll won by the late Lagos-based billionaire business mogul, Bashorun MKO Abiola, General Ibrahim Babangida who was heading the military dictatorship then capitulated and fled to Minna leaving behind 'Khalifa' to finish off Nigeria.
While Gen. Babangida bastadised everything morally and politico-economically Abacha destroyed whatever noble that was left standing. Yet those that had succeeded them had not fared any better. Corruption was rampant and looting of the treasury is still rife in many sectors of our national life. Service to motherland with virtue has become an anathema by the ruling elite.
The years of the Locust in Nigeria when 'Maradona' and 'Khalifa' ruled with iron fist could be likened to wasted years for a generation. It was during these fund-guzzling epochs that we witnessed SAP, brain drain, 419, religious and narcotic upswing etc. The AGF said the money would be expended on Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, Abuja–Kano Road, and the Second Niger Bridge projects among others including the Mambilla Power Project which upon completion would see millions of Nigerians enjoying uninterrupted power supply.
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