‘Bad belle’ is the cause of June 12 annulment__ Obasanjo
Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed the annulment of the June 12, 1993, Presidential election won by late business mogul, Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, on “bad belle.”
Former President and elder statemen, Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed the annulment of June 12, 1993, Presidential election presumably won by late business mogul, Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, on “bad belle.”
He lamented that the annulment robbed Egbaland and Ogun State the rare privilege of having three of its prominent sons occupying the number one seat at different times.
Apparently referring to former Head of Interim National Government(ING), Chief Ernest Shonekan, himself who ruled Nigeria, first, as a military Head of States and later two-time civilian president.
Obasanjo noted that Abiola would have become the third if the 1993 poll was not cancelled.
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Moreso, the former President who recalled that Abiola was his school mate at Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta, said he richly deserved the award bestowed on him by Abeokuta Club.
“I want to thank the (Abeokuta) club for this honour being bestowed on me and the honour being bestowed on my schoolmate MKO Abiola which he richly deserved.
“Kabiyesi, the Alake (of Egbaland) alluded to it. Normally when you win a cup three times, you keep that cup. Isn’t it? If not for bad belle (hatred), Abeokuta would have produced President of Nigeria three times, in which case we should have kept it permanently.
“But be that as it may, we have a great heritage and we should be proud of our heritage.”
Obasanjo, however, pledged his commitment to the development of the Club, Ogun state, Nigeria and the world.
“I want to say this, I will continue to contribute my quota to the development and growth of this club and by extension, the development and growth of Abeokuta, of Ogun State, of Nigeria, of African and indeed the of the world in whichever way I could,” he said.
