OpEd: Reminiscences On The June 12 Struggle By Adewale Bally Balogun | Sahara Reporters The protest led by late Comrade Ola Oni, YeleSowore, Olawale... and others with my humble self as the field commandant disrupted the pro-Abacha rally. READ MORE:
We can proudly say that we of the Youth Democratic Front and our broader youth coalition Congress of Progress Youth were at the forefront of the struggle to revalidate the annulled June 12 mandate.
We addressed a press conference at University of Ibadan which the SUG initially resisted on Monday 13th of April, 1998. On Tuesday 14th of April, we staged a protest march rally to Adamasingba stadium, venue of the pro - Abacha rally.The April 14th success motivated our return journey to Ibadan for the popular May 1st protest which led to the arrest and detention of Lam Adeshina, Pa Alayande, late Cicero Bola Ige and Ola Oni - the pro-democracy movement tagged prisoners of conscience.
After 32days I was eventually arrested alongside Wale Salami on the 3rd of June, 1998. Ajibola Bashiru whom we are leaving together at that material point in history, luckily escaped arrest. Bola Akiode a lawyer and one of the leaders of COPY had made unsuccessful attempt to secure the release of Muritala Mohammed arrested while distributing UAD leaflets.
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