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October 21, 2006
Obasanjo was to be executed; Abacha not as evil as perceived - Akhigbe
Rear Admiral Mike Akhigbe (rtd), presidential aspirant and former number two man in the military administration of Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has told the nation that President Olusegun Obasanjo was truly to be put to death by late Gen. Sani Abacha.
By NOMA NOMA
Akhigbe, whose government freed Obasanjo from prison, was interviewed on Channels Television on his 60th birthday anniversary and formal declaration to run for presidency.
Answering questions on why he was passive during the Abacha regime and particularly watched as Obasanjo was jailed on trumped up charges, he said the times were difficult for most of them to the point that they were not sleeping at home most nights.
In his words: don't forget that the idea was to execute Obasanjo. We did not only bring him out of jail, we reinstated him: The former naval chief who said he was an ordinary person who is not as rich as people think, also debunked the notion that the late dictator, Gen. Abacha was as evil as he has been painted.
Abacha was not as evil as he has been portrayed and he had the interest of the country at heart,ã»Akhigbe said.
Posted by Publisher at October 21, 2006 12:54 PM
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