Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake has harshly criticized former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido for remarks he made during the June 12, 1993, annulled presidential election. In a recent television appearance, Lamido said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in favor of the election being canceled and that Tinubu’s mother, the late Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, had brought market women to Abuja to show support for the military government. Furthermore, he asserted that the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) was established to support the late General Sani Abacha rather than to fight for June 12.
In response, Alake rejected Lamido’s claims as untrue and a misrepresentation of history. He charged that Lamido, the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) secretary, was implicated in violating the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola’s directive. Alake asserts that Lamido and the former chairman of the SDP sold off Abiola’s victory by agreeing to the establishment of the National Interim Government (NIG) following the annulment of the election.
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Alake emphasised Tinubu’s contribution to the June 12 campaign, pointing out that Tinubu played a key role in ensuring Abiola’s candidacy at the SDP Jos convention. According to him, Tinubu facilitated an agreement that persuaded Atiku Abubakar to resign in favor of Abiola, guaranteeing MKO’s ascent to the position of party flagbearer.
“Lamido’s claims are lies from the pit of hell,” Alake said, characterizing Lamido’s comments as revisionist. He is making an effort to hide his own involvement in the June 12 treachery. He also made it clear that Tinubu’s mother merely wanted to ask Abacha to reinstate Abiola’s mandate.
