Shehu Sani Asks Those Who Betrayed Abiola To Also Apologise

Senator Shehu Sani

Kaduna-central senator Shehu Sani has asked all those who betrayed the late Moshood Abiola in the June 12, 1993 presidential election to apologise to his family.

The lawmaker was reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s apology to the family of the presumed winner of the election, the late Abiola.

President apologised at a special investiture and national honours awards held in honour of him and other heroes of Nigeria.

He tendered the apology on behalf of Nigerians and everyone involved in the struggle for democracy, after the election was annulled.

And Senator Sani, who was a guest on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday, called on all those involved in the annulment of the election to also apologise.

“The president’s apology is on behalf of the whole country. Not just to the family, but to everyone who voted for Abiola,” he said.

“But there is also the need for those who had a hand in that annulment to also apologise and also, the political class that betrayed Abiola, because right now the issue is at the front burner but we know very well that in the last 25 years, there were people who ate and drank with Abiola and at the end of the day, ended up betraying him.”

Speaking further, he explained that the award was not a surprise to him as he had always known President Buhari to be a supporter of June 12 mandate.