General Ibrahim Babamosi Babangida’s (IBB) revelations have prompted responses from the children of the late Military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, who have come to his support.
According to reports, General Babangida claimed in his memoirs, “A Journey In Service,” that the late General Abacha had canceled the June 12, 1993, presidential election without his consent.
Amidst controversy surrounding the book’s Thursday release, Abacha’s children, Sadiq Sani Abacha and Gumsu Sani Abacha, have praised the late General on social media.
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According to Sadiq, his son, his critics secretly admired his father. The late head of state would be remembered by history as a greater leader, he continued.
It has always been you, Abacha, whom they have secretly coveted. Despite their best efforts to discredit you, history will remember you as a superior leader. Today, you have my utmost pride as a son. Indeed, he wrote, “They wish they were half of you.”
The Hausa proverb “Duk wanda yayi jifa a kasuwa,” which translates to “whoever throws a stone in the market,” was his final statement.
Reposting tweets on 𝕏 that supported her father’s interests was something her daughter Gumsu consistently did.
One such tweet came from Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna Central, who expressed concern that the late general had not had a chance to respond to the accusations made by IBB because he was no longer alive.
Unfortunately, Senator Sani added, “Abacha is not alive to state his own side of the story.”
