The Presidency has strongly dismissed recent allegations by former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, who claimed on live television that President Bola Tinubu supported the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election.
Describing Lamido’s assertions as a “distortion of history” and “regrettable revisionism,” the Presidency clarified that President Tinubu was, in fact, a vocal and active opponent of the annulment, both in and out of political office.
The Presidency stated as “entirely false”, allegations that Tinubu only gained prominence after joining the pro-democracy group NADECO and further claimed that Tinubu’s mother, Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, mobilised market women in support of the annulment.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated that: “Alhaja Mogaji never mobilised support for the annulment. Had she done so, she would have lost her standing as a respected market leader in Lagos.”
Onanuga’s statement further accused Lamido of failing to stand up for democracy while serving as National Secretary of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the platform on which MKO Abiola won the June 12 election.
“Rather than resist the annulment, Lamido and the SDP chairman at the time, Tony Anenih, capitulated to military pressure, betraying the people’s mandate by aligning with the defeated National Republican Convention (NRC),” the statement noted.
In contrast, it said, Bola Tinubu, then a senator representing Lagos West, publicly denounced the annulment on the floor of the Senate. Quoting Tinubu’s remarks during a Senate debate on August 19, 1993, the Presidency recalled him saying:
“We have a situation that suggests the abortion of the June 12 election is another coup d’état… Without the annulment of the June 12 election, there would be no crisis like this.”
Following the military takeover by General Sani Abacha on November 17, 1993, Tinubu and several other lawmakers were arrested after attempting to reconvene in defiance of the junta.
Tinubu was later forced into exile, where he continued to fund and support pro-democracy movements such as NADECO and NALICON, led by Professor Wole Soyinka.
His Lagos residence was bombed, and he spent nearly five years in exile, while, according to the Presidency, Lamido and others “cut deals” with the military regime.
“Despite admitting Tinubu’s involvement in NADECO, Lamido’s attempt to question his legacy is politically motivated and historically dishonest,” the statement added.
The Presidency concluded by accusing Lamido of suffering from “tall poppy syndrome,” suggesting his remarks stem from envy of President Tinubu’s democratic credentials.
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