Pro-democracy groups have criticised a former military head of state, General Ibrahim Babaginda, over his claim that his regime annulled the June 12, 1993 general election to avoid a violent coup.
“He should be ashamed to still associate himself with the infamous codename of treachery, which was the hallmark of his reign as a military dictator. Like we’ve always insisted, the amount of pressure, irrespective of where they are coming from, should not have been enough to nullify the sovereign mandate of the Nigerian people, as expressed during the June 12 election.
“While we concede that it is within the right of Babangida, to express himself through the media, we will not watch the unapologetic former military dictator continually insult the sensibilities of our people, especially the memory of those, who paid the ultimate price, for the actualisation of the June 12 mandate.”
While speaking on the clamour for power to shift to the South-East in the 2023 general elections, Babangida added, “We have to make a choice. We want to practise democracy the way it should be practised or the way it is being practised, or we define democracy in our own whims and caprices.
Also,the Publicity Secretary of the pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Alex Ogboannaya, said, “That nullification created more problems, more insecurity and ever since then references to June 12 are still made against him.
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