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Poll: I now believe Abacha may have been honest and Obasanjo / IBB deliberately discredited Abacha's name, because:

His economic performance was on of best in Nigeria's history: 9% (1 vote)
PDP cronies - Abubakar Bagunu & Buba Marwa seem to be the people to link Abacha to the looted funds in Swiss banks appear to have been bribed by Obasanjo Govt to accuse Abacha: 9% (1 vote)
No witnesses appear to to give evidence against Abacha when Swiss lawyers came to Nigeria to collect evidence: 0% (0 votes)
Abdulsalami Abubakar /IBB/Obasanjo instigating a blind probe od=f Abacha and "discovering" billions of dollars in foreign accounts within days of Abacha's death prove they were out to discredit Abacha: 0% (0 votes)
None of above - I believe Abacha was a major looter: 81% (9 votes)
This poll has ended

Poll: Having read this thread, I believe that Abacha

May not have looted, his enemies bribed witnesses such as Abubakar Bagudu, claim that funds in foreign accounts belonged to Abacha: 9% (1 vote)
I believe Abacha was a big looter and I haveevidence other than the accusation that money "recovered" from Foreign banks belonged to him: 54% (6 votes)
I am not sure anymore: 36% (4 votes)
This poll has ended

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Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 2:00pm On Dec 22, 2011
@juman,
I am not able to comment on whether Abacha was a bad man or otherwise, all I am exposing is the deception of the Nigerian public, the malicious and wrongful /unfair labelling of Abacha as  a looter by people who have turned out to be the biggest looters and enemies of Nigeria (Obasanjo and Babangida).
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by ayusman16(m): 4:18pm On Dec 22, 2011
GenBuhari:

@juman,
I am not able to comment on whether Abacha was a bad man or otherwise, all I am exposing is the deception of the Nigerian public, the malicious and wrongful /unfair labelling of Abacha as a looter by people who have turned out to be the biggest looters and enemies of Nigeria (Obasanjo and Babangida).

Dude. When was the last time you were treated for malaria?
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 5:33am On Dec 23, 2011
[size=18pt]Sani Abacha - The Politician[/size]

Few of the late head of state and commander-in-chief of the Nigerian armed forces, General Sani Abacha’s achievements include the construction of the federal House of Representatives complex, Abuja, as a major step taken towards the realisation of a stable and durable democracy in this country.

As the late Head of state and C-in-C of the Armed Force Federal Republic of Nigeria, he brought peace, unity and understanding by applying democratic approach to solve delicate and serious problems capable of not only causing havoc in this country, but could as well lead to the country’s total disintegration, thereby causing bloodshed and total loss of peace and unity.

Late head of state and C-in-C of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha in his gifted power to stabilize the social, political and economic status of Nigerian, introduced the National Constitutional Conference where the country’s constitution was deliberated and endorsed to favour each and every Nigerian Regardless of ethnic, tribal, religious or sectional affiliation that healed the political sickness that plagued the Nigerian political system and restored sanity in it.

His decision to divide the country in to six zones further paved way to interested Nigerians to feel free and involve themselves fully in Nigerian political arena. Similarly, Nigerians were given the opportunity to form their own political associations, some of which were duly registered by the National Electoral Commission, NECON. It should not be forgotten that foreign observes, who cam to Nigeria to assess the political programme, gave the late Head of state and commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha a pass mark and praised him greatly on the issue. On the other hand, for the first time in Nigerian History, the late General Abacha devised means of getting all sections of the country to participate actively in governance the some time, by adopting the six geo-political zones. He nearly completed a successful transition to civil rule programme with the registration of five political parties.

The late head of state and commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Abacha also established the federal character Commission, to deal with the imbalance in federal appointments in both the Civil service and the Parastatal and to put to rest the issue the marginalization , which has plagued Nigeria.

He also established the National Reconciliation Committee as a method of settling disputes through dialogue instead of the barrel of the gun. That alone taught the world a lesson in conflict resolution.

The exemplary leader on the other hand, established the devolution of power Committee to reduce the enormous concentration of power at the federal level to the states and local governments, in order to ensure a more stable Nigeria.

The late General Abacha in his effort to address the hardship being encountered by Nigerian workers, instructed for the implementation of the new salary structure so as to facilitate job satisfaction and inculcate in the minds of workers, the feeling of patriotism and dedication to duty.

Further more, the construction of the federal Housing Units in various part of the country, had drastically minimized the acute shortage of accommodation which workers used to face.

In order to answer the call of women believed to form the majority of the population in the country, the late head of sate and commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha Created the Ministry for women’s problems. That gave Nigerian woman the chance to participate actively in the country’s social, political and economic activities.

He also gave full moral backing to the family support Programme. (ESP)
Similarly, the family Economic advancement Programme also received funds from the government of the late head of state and Commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha in order to make the programme a reality. Individuals who formed various cooperative societies were given loans to boost their small-scale industries; handiwork and petty trading to enable them sustain their respective families.

And in order to reduce the rate of infant morbidity and mortality rate in the country, the government of the late head of state and Commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha fully financed the activities of t he National Programme on Immunization (NPI), So as to facilitate the eradication of the six-killer diseases among the children and expectant mother in the country.
This has been described as the first ever health programme to be introduced in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large.

Another unforgettable venture created by the Government of the late Head of sate and Commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces General Sani Abacha, is the petroleum (Special) Trust Fund (PTF).
It was a unique initiative.

The first of its kind in Nigeria, Africa and the entire World. The fund’s activities in all the nooks and crannies of this country can be seen and felt. These include the provision of good roads, reliable bridges, and durable hospitals, introduced Drug revolving Scheme in the country and built the international tread Fair complex in kaduna.on the other hand, the Armed Forces and Police PTF also renovated the Barracks, the schools, the houses, the offices and put new Structures where necessary, to make life more conducive in the Barracks. Similarly, water and electricity were also provided in several Barracks for the General welfare of members of the armed forces and the Police. All these projects were aimed at improving the life standard of each and every Nigerian discreetly initiated by the late General Sani Abacha.

Vision 2010 is another milestone created by the Government under the leadership of the late Head of sate and commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha. Long-term Plans for the country to make it self-reliant politically and economically have been designed and implemented. These plans have already been in progress so as to transform Nigeria in to a more conducive and developed country. This will also fashion the way forward for Nigeria to join other nations in socio-economic and political advancement

He was also able trough his dynamic and exemplary leadership; reduce the country’s external debt portfolio from $32 b to $26 b.
He was able to revamp Nigeria’s foreign reserve as each and every Nigerian has witnessed.

Having observed how the majority of Nigerians were facing transportation problem, the government of the late general Sani Abacha introduced Federal Mass Assisted Bus service nationwide.
Town service and inter-state service have been offered to commuters at subsidized fares. Millions of people have been benefiting from this project every minute of the day.

The reactivation of the Nigerian Railways is also another breakthrough initiated by the Government of late head of sate and commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha. The rail lines were updated and renovated while new coaches were purchased and put into use for the benefit of the masses on the one hand for those who wish to transport their goods to other states at subsidized charges, safety, easily, and cheaply on the other hand.

The Nigeria Ports Authority was also given complete face-lift .Modern equipment and new ships were bought and those broken-down repaired and put in to use. These include the ship bought in Poland in 1994. Similarly, an agreement was reached to train Nigerians how to build and maintain ships of different sizes and models.

And in his effort to find other sources of revenue and the over-dependence on oil be minimized, the late head of sate and Commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, created the Ministry of Solid Mineral Resources with a mandate to explore and, find market for the abundant raw material this country has been blessed with.

Reactivating the Ajaokuta Rolling Mill to the last quarter of completion capacity was enough to earn the late General Sani Abacha Any Worldly Praise, his determination to make Nigeria self-reliant in terms of sourcing its own raw materials through the gigantic project would save a lot of foreign reserve.

Reactivating farm produce, especially cash corps like Cocoa, also received the late General’s blessings. The tremendous encouragement given to farmers to re-introduce the traditional farming system gave them the chance to spend less and gain more on their farms, while the local fertilizer firms in the country were encouraged to produce more as well as sell their products, which enhanced their earnings.

The call for the creation of more local governments and states in the country by some Nigerians who felt either neglected or deprived of their human rights as citizens of this country, was finally answered by the government of late head of sate and Commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha, Because he created 183 local government areas and six states in the country and that finally cooled down tempers. Further more, he created the state and urged them to be self –reliant, thus given them no funds as take-off and eventually making their creation much less expensive.

The late head of state and C-in-C of Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha, in his effort to contribute his quota in establishing a lasting peace and unity between members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, established the war college and renovated the Barracks and mad them more conducive.
The Sani Abacha Foundation centre, Abuja, as another discovery, which will be vividly seen in the history of this country. The Foundation is meant to foster peace, Unity and cordial relationship between Nigeria and the other countries of the world. Similarly, Sani Abacha Youth centre, Kano, is an institution which offers both Administrative and professional courses to our teeming youths to prepare them to pursue higher courses in our higher institutions of learning so as to attain better positions in various offices or become Self-reliant in due course.

To put Nigeria on a sound economic footing, the late General Sani Abacha created the Nigeria liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG).The project provides basis for commercialization of the extensive gas reserve in Nigeria and is a mechanism for an enormous reduction in the level of gas flaring, realizing a major environmental benefit. It also provides the opportunity for the development of new reserve, both offshore and onshore, with immediate utilization of the associated gas.

Economically, the pigging of the Naira to a Dollar brought sanity to the Nigerian markets and stabilized the prices of essential commodities by completely addressing inflation from a whopping 168% to 6, 3% between 1994 and May, 1998. (Courtesy of world Bank economic Release). The system also created more room for more trade and other business transactions.

The late Head of state and C-in-C of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha, politely refused to receive the IMF or the World Bank loan.

Another factor created by the late head of state and C-in-C of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha, which will go down in to the annals of the Nigerian history, is the draining of River Niger, a sole effort initiated and implemented by him. That alone is enough to make him a hero. Once the project is commissioned, the benefit to be derived from it, economically and socially, could hardly be assessed.

The creation of aluminium Smelting plant of Nigeria is another breakthrough, which will go down in to Nigerian history of the benefit of our future generation.

Considering the Socio-Economic and political status of Lagos state, its population the availability of Army Barracks, the Sea Port, the International Airport, having people from all walks of life, the embassies of several countries and being that Lagos was the former capital city of Nigeria, it should be anticipated that such a city must to be protected from anti-social problems (e.g.  The Area Boys/Armed Robberies) and other related crimes which devastated the lives and businesses of the community residing in the city. The Late Head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha gave them his blessing because he cam to their aid. He deliberately appointed Colonel Buba Marwa, a suitable, educated and seasoned military officer, who triumphantly restored sanity and created development projects in the state.

As the National Population Commission, the administration of the Late General Sani Abacha was eventful. His unequivocal acceptance of the final tabulations of Census’91 crowned the labour and successes for the Commission to look into the future with a renewed sense of optimism in the otherwise arduous assignment of providing accurate and reliable data for the country.

The re-designing, sustaining and completion of Abuja Phase 11, the Federal Capital of Nigeria, should be seen as another wonderful achievement of the late head of state and C-in-C of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha.
The full backing of the exploration of oil in Bauchi, Gombe and Borno states should also be seen as a climax of another achievement of the Government of the late General Sani Abacha. The project, besides serving Nigerians at their doorsteps, would as well be another means of the federal government’s revenue drive.

In his bid to save the country from total disintegration and another civil war, the late head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha proscribed the countries labour union and replaced them with more reliable bodies. That was the only move capable of saving this nation from an unpredictable chaos. The nation was therefore saved and the purpose was achieved.

The late General Sani Abacha’s modest approach to life made him address’s himself as the Head of state and NOT as the President. He also called his Government the provisional Ruling Council, which he headed. That alone is enough to show that right firm the beginning; he was heading a transitional Government and not a Full-Pledged Government.

The late Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha detribalized Nigeria right from the top to the bottom because he appointed his Military Administrators and assigned them to states not of their origin, so that patriotism would prevail. Records have shown that the initiative has been very successful. This could be seen where Col. Dominique Oneya was assigned to Kano State, Col. Buba Marwa to Lagos State, Commdr. Raji Rasaki to Bouchi, etc; and they performed very well.

The Lat Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Abacha, in his bid to give each and every Nigerian his/her deserved human rights Commission to look in to all the social life of Nigerians with any genuine problem and solve it for them once and for all.

Nigerian are living witnesses about what Gen. Yakubu Gowon was accused of doing in this country. He was accused of being involved in Murtala coup, which made him, go on self-exile. After several years, Northern elders were confronted and urged to forgive and forget and they did, gowon returned home and he is now one of the country’s elders. There was never a time when his people turned their back on him.
On the other Hand, Late General Abacha should have conducted a thorough investigation on the Shonekan led government but he didn’t do it.
So it is not only ridiculous to see how some people furiously attack the families of the late head of state in magazines and newspapers by blackmailing them through character assassination, but also it is unbelievable because this is a man who instituted the federal character commission, the failed bank tribunal, the Economic Intelligence Commission to mention but few, then for God’s sake how could a man with such a vision do anything to deform his principles?

And another mystery is that why didn’t those who accuse the Lat Head of State, C-in-C, the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha of wrongdoing (because they know that he can not cam out now and defend himself) , refuse to pull out of his government? What did their continuous stay in his government means? One single person can not lead a government, can he? So why is it always Abacha! Abacha! Abacha! How clean are the hands of those who accuse him of wrong doing? Think about it.
Likewise, the Late General Abacha’s patriotism and exemplary leadership earned him the seat of the Chairman for ECOWAS for two consecutive terms. He also gave his full support towards the successful implementation of the ECOWAS Travelers’Check.

His love for the peace, progress and development of Africa made him contribute immensely in restoring peace and stability in the war-torn Liberia. Democracy was restored, elections successfully held and the Government of President Charles Tailor cam into power.
Similarly, the democratically elected President Tijjen Kabah took over the mantle of leader ship of the Government of Sierra Leone, through the efforts of the Late Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha. That benevolent effort saved millions of lives of the Sierra Leonean and avoided the destruction of their property. No right thinking person would ever forget this humanitarian gesture.
During the time of the Late General Sani Abacha, As the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, diplomatic ties with the neighbouring countries were strengthened while improved communion with Asian countries was carried out.

The Late General Sani Abacha was, during his life time, highly decorated and had earned the following honours:


•Grand Commander of the Niger (GCON)
•Order of the Federal Republic (OFR)
•Defence Service Medal (DSM)
•Nation Service Medal (NSM)
•General Service Medal (GSM)
•Republic Medal (RM)
•Silver Jubilee Medal (SJM)
•Force Service Star (FSS)
•Distinguished  Service Star (DSS)
•Meritorious Service Star (MSS)
•Member, National Institute for policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, (min).


Another achievement worth mentioning is that the late General Sani Abacha was the only Officer who followed the systematic rank of the Army from 2nd Lieutenant to the General without skipping any post.
His dedication to duty had earned him the Legion of Merit award in USA in 1991 for his unique contribution to the military, especially his role in restoring democracy in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
In a nutshell, some of the Late Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha’s Achievements during his tenure of office, include the establishment of the :

•Construction of the Federal House of Representatives
•The National Constitutional Conference
•The Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund (PTF)
•Supported and Financed the National Programme on Immunization.(NPI)
•The Federal Character Commission
•The National Electoral Commission of Nigeria
•The Registration of Five Political Parties
•The Zero Party Election
•The State Assembly Election
•The Failed Banks Tribunal
•Revamped Nigerian Foreign Reserve
•Introduced the Federal Mass Assisted Bus Service
•Reactivated the Nigerian Railways
•Revived the Nigerian Ports Authority 
•Established the Ministry for Solid Mineral Resources
•Put New Life to Agriculture
•Reactivated the Ajakuta Steel Rolling Mill
•Established the War College
•Founded the Sani Abacha Foundation
•Established the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited
•Pegged the Naira to a Dollar
•Politely refused to Receive the IMF and World Bank Loans
•Fully Backed the dredging of the River Niger
•Fully Supported and Financed Oil exploration in Bauchi
•Gave the National Population Commission Total Banking
•Established the Aluminium Smelting Company
• Initially introduced the new Salary Structure
•Building of the Federal Housing Units Nationwide
•Drastically Reduced the external Debt
•Detribalized Nigeria’s Political System
•Established the Export Processing Zone
•National Deposit Insurance Corporation
•Introduced Value Added Tax (VAT)
•National Reconciliation Committee
•Proscribed the Labour Unions to Save Nigeria From Total Disintegration
•Sanitized and Developed Lagos State through the Appointment of Co. I Buba Marwa
•Transition Implementation Committee
•Liberated the Bakassi Peninsula   
•Fought unnecessary foreign intervention in our Internal Affairs
•Fought foreign dependency syndrome
•Created Six New States and 183 local Government Councils
•Re-activated, Sustained and Financed the Completion of Abuja Phase 11
•Committee on Devolution of Power
•National Economic Intelligence Committee
•Vision 201O
•Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development
And many more Socio-economic and Political achievements only History will tell and reserve for the country's Future generation.


http://www.saniabacha.com/index1.php?getpage=the_politician
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Sagamite(m): 11:44pm On Dec 23, 2011
Anybody still want to argue with me that this guy is not a mental patient?
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Olaone1: 12:02am On Dec 24, 2011
Sagamite:

Anybody still want to argue with me that this guy is not a mental patient?
Not me oo.

grin grin
He's a confirmed CRETIN, I tell ya.
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 12:03am On Dec 24, 2011
i think its time to start a thread calling for genbuhari's handle to be changed to genabacha

the last thing buhari needs is to be associated with this misfit  angry angry angry
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 9:49am On Dec 24, 2011
[size=18pt]24th Novemeber 1993 - The New York Times
ABACHA OFFERS CONCESSIONS TO PRO-DEMOCRACY GROUPS, NAMES ABIOLA'S RUNNING MATE AS FOREIGN MINISTER[/size]

LAGOS, Nigeria, Nov. 23— The head of Nigeria's new military Government made a concession today to pro-democracy forces, naming the man apparently elected Vice President in June to be Foreign Minister.

Baba Gana Kingibe, a career diplomat who was the running mate of Moshood K. O. Abiola, a businessman, in the June presidential election, was named External Affairs Minister by Gen. Sani Abacha.

Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, the longtime military chief, voided the June election, apparently won by Mr. Abiola, and named an interim leader, who was ousted last week by General Abacha.

General Abacha also named a radical anti-Government lawyer as his Attorney General and the publisher of a respected independent newspaper as his Internal Affairs Minister. Generals or Police Officers

But the rest of his 11-man ruling junta are generals or police officials.

The appointment of Mr. Kingibe is an apparent effort to stanch growing international condemnation of Mr. Abacha's takeover of the Government and his decision to dissolve all the elected federal, state and local legislatures.

Mr. Abacha named Alex Ibru, the publisher of The Guardian, an independent Lagos newspaper, as Internal Affairs Minister.

Mr. Ibru is the first member of a southern ethnic group to hold the important position, which had been held by the politically dominant northern peoples. Voided Results of Election

Nigeria was plunged into civil and political turmoil after General Babangida, who took power in a 1985 coup with General Abacha's help, voided the results of the June election that was to restore democracy after a decade of military rule.

Mr. Abiola, the apparent winner and a member of the southern Yoruba ethnic group, was believed to have been opposed by the northern groups.

Mr. Babangida resigned under pressure on Aug. 26 and named a civilian supporter, Ernest Shonekan, as interim head of state.

Echoing promises made by the previous string of military rulers, General Abacha promised to rule only as long as it took to create a new constitution and move Nigeria to democracy.

The nation has been largely quiet this week, after a strike ended. The strike was called to protest major increases in fuel prices but was called off after increases were partly rolled back.





[size=18pt]5th December 1993 - The New York Times[b]
Abiola's affable meeting with Abacha puzzles Nigeria[/b][/size]
LAGOS, Nigeria, Nov. 30— Nearly two weeks after the coup that brought Gen. Sani Abacha to power, there still has not been a clear statement by Moshood Abiola whether he supports or plans to oppose the country's newest military rulers.

Mr. Abiola, who is presumed to have won last June's presidential elections, has been uncharacteristically reticent when asked to comment on the military's renewed grip on power. Mr. Abiola traveled to Britain last weekend, leaving many of his closest friends and advisers puzzled over his behavior.

The June 12 election was intended to return Nigeria to democracy, but Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, the previous military ruler prior to General Abacha, declared the results void. Since then, Mr. Abiola has loudly and persistently insisted that he is Nigeria's democratically elected leader and has begun an aggressive campaign in the courts to overturn General Babangida's decree, as well as giving tacit approval to protests aimed at restoring the vote.

Mr. Abiola's recent lack of candor is particularly striking given his well publicized monthlong tour last summer to several European capitals and to Washington where he asked Nigeria's traditional allies and aid donors to impose sanctions against the country's military leaders. He argued then that the military's iron grip over virtually every aspect of party politics here was inherently undemocratic and potentially explosive, given Nigeria's long-simmering ethnic and religious rivalries.

Mr. Abiola received widespread encouragement from Western politicians, particularly the Congressional Black Caucus in the United States, which publicly supported his effort.

"We are obviously disappointed that the leader of the June 12th process has not been as forthcoming as one would think he should be," said Olisa Abukuba, president of the Civil Liberties Organization, a Lagos-based pro-democracy group. Mr. Abukuba, in fact, speculated that Mr. Abiola may have "advance knowledge of events that led up to the coup and there was some kind of deal in exchange for his report of the Abacha Government."

Jonathan Zwingina, Mr. Abiola's campaign manager, said in an interview that the position of the industrialist is "unequivocal," meaning that he continues to support efforts to put the results of last June's elections into effect.

"Abiola's surrender. Why?" asked a front-page headline in The African Guardian, Nigeria's largest weekly. The article described how Mr. Abiola has bickered with pro-democracy leaders over whether it was still worth fighting the military over its decision to annul the June 12th elections.

According to another account that appeared in some newspapers here, Mr. Abiola had secretly plotted with General Abacha to overthrow the interim, military-backed government of Ernest Shonekan. According to this scenario, General Abacha, once securely installed, would gradually hand over power to Mr. Abiola's closest associates and eventually relinquish the presidency to Mr. Abiola himself.

Whatever the case, pro-democracy leaders were still stunned when, several days after General Abacha's coup, Mr. Abiola was seen on national television conferring with the new military leader. And judging from the affable smiles and laughter between the two men as they left the meeting, whatever political differences they may have had seemed to have been resolved.

"I consider it quite upsetting that Abiola, the leader of a democratic movement, should be one of those paying courtesies to Abacha," said Dr. Peter Ferriera, a former military officer who is active in the pro-democracy movement. "The impression one gets is that he sold out, that he's now one of them."

Significantly, the next day, Mr. Abiola's former Vice Presidential running mate, Baba Gana Kingibe, joined the new military administration as its chief diplomat. Mr. Abiola, questioned later, said the move had his blessing.

After ousting Mr. Shonekan on Nov. 17, General Abacha dissolved the legislature and all other forms of elected government. So far, he has given no hint of if or when Nigeria might return to elected civilian rule.


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Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by juman(m): 7:04pm On Dec 24, 2011
Thank God General Buhari didn't win the election he would have force Abachalism on us. grin
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by juman(m): 7:07pm On Dec 24, 2011
ayusman16:

Dude. When was the last time you were treated for malaria?

The man is sick. grin
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by juman(m): 7:10pm On Dec 24, 2011
But truly OBJ "followed" Abacha because he was no more. OBJ was not honest on it.

The question is that where is the money collected from Abacha??
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 12:12am On Dec 25, 2011
^ You obviously have not read the evidence presented which put the allegation that Abacha looted in serious doubt.

GenBuhari:

We are now in the 6th page of this thread yet non of the detractors have been able to offer answers to the very important questions, that need to be answered if we are to accept that Abacha there has not been a malicious plot to wrongly label Abacha as a looter:

[b]1) What would prompt IBB and Obasanjo to blind probe Abacha? Who told them Abacha had foreign bank accounts. They had clearly set out to discredit Abacha, to justify dismantling his good work and resume massive looting.



2)Why would a PDP crony - Abubakar Bagunu, be the only person to link Abacha to the looted funds that they allegedly discovered. So all the $700million was owned by this crony who went to court in UK and claimed he is a 50% business partner with Mohamed Abacha and that they jointly have approx $700m in Swiss accounts.

Then the press including International news media, reported that $700m belonging to Abacha's family and friends and business associates have been located in foreign accounts. Most just say that $700m belonging to Sani Abacha has been located.


3) Why would the same PDP crony not be mentioned in any Nigerian newspapers?


4) Is it a coincidence that whilst this Abubakar Bagunu, was trying to claim that Abacha's son owned the looted money, Abacha's son was unable to attend court and deny the charges, because Obasanjo had jailed him on trumped up charges of murdering Abiola's wife?



5)Why would the same Abubakar Bagunu, appear to have been rewarded for his co-operation by chairmanship of a company that won a $1billion goverment contract?



6) Why would the same Abubakar Bagunu, appear to have been rewarded for his co-operation by being selected as PDP Senator for Kebbi State?



7) Why have the Press never pursue Abubakar Bagunu, for answers about his looting and his association with government?



8 ) Why did no witnesses appear to to give evidence against Abacha when Swiss lawyers came to Nigeria to collect evidence??[/b]


If you do not have answers to all these questions, then you have no basis for accusing Abacha of looting.

Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Sagamite(m): 12:48am On Dec 25, 2011
This is what happens when you puff puff and do not pass.

This is what happens to greedy and selfish cretins that just puff puff, puff puff and puff away.

Who do you think you are? Puff Daddy?

Lesson for all: Puff puff and pass. Let the ish go through you system, simmer, get processed and exit before your round comes back and then you can puff puff again.

Puff puff pass. It dangerous stuff men. This is cigaweed, nigga! It fcks up your mind.
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 10:54pm On Jan 03, 2012
I swear NL moderators can be such asswipes at times. Some one tell me why this thread hasn't been locked?!!!!! This thread is complete insult and disrespect to Nigerians especially the ones the bloody thirsty Abacha killed angry angry angry angry angry angry angry
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Sagamite(m): 12:18am On Jan 18, 2012
naijababe:

I swear NL moderators can be such asswipes at times. Some one tell me why this thread hasn't been locked?!!!!! This thread is complete insult and disrespect to Nigerians especially the ones the bloody thirsty Abacha killed angry angry angry angry angry angry angry

They will call it "free speech".

We all know in Sagamite's world only "sensible speech" will be allowed. Fck free speech. undecided
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 1:03am On Jan 18, 2012
smiley
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 4:18pm On Jan 18, 2012
so still nobody unable to offer any answers to the questions posed?

So it is fair to assume that Abacha's reputation was delibrately blackened by enemies of Nigeria.
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 1:37am On Jan 22, 2012
@juman,
The reason that there is no evidence of money that was supposedly recovered from Abacha, is because what ever money recovered had nothing to do with Abacha.

I suspect the money was re-embezzled by the person it belonged to - probably IBB.
But truly OBJ "followed" Abacha because he was no more. OBJ was not honest on it.

The question is that where is the money collected from Abacha??
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by jmaine: 1:42am On Jan 22, 2012
GenBuhari:

@juman,
The reason that there is no evidence of money that was supposedly recovered from Abacha, is because what ever money recovered had nothing to do with Abacha.

I suspect the money was re-embezzled by the person it belonged to - probably IBB.

  . . .Please stop doing this cos it's taking a toll on you
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 2:09am On Jan 22, 2012
@jmaine
I am puzzled by your response, what do you mean?
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by jmaine: 2:18am On Jan 22, 2012
GenBuhari:

@jmaine
I am puzzled by your response, what do you mean?

Your sustained arguments is a sign of a being obviously on a substance
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 2:20am On Jan 22, 2012
wrong!
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Sagamite(m): 11:13am On Jan 22, 2012
GenBuhari:

wrong!

You posted all your questions because you got . . . .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeYsTmIzjkw&ob=av2e
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 12:27pm On Jan 22, 2012
why after 7 pages of this thread is nobody able to offer answers to the questions?

Without answers to these questions, then there is no reason to believe Abacha actually looted.
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 12:53pm On Jan 22, 2012
General Abacha was in power when oil prices were just $9/barrel and even then he was able to sell fuel at N11 / litre without claiming the price is subsidised.

He acknowledged that the price of fuel at N11/litre has higher than the cost of production, hence he used the proceeds of price increase to finance the Petroleum Trust Fund to maintain infrastructure in the country.
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Sagamite(m): 5:14pm On Jan 22, 2012
GenBuhari:

why after 7 pages of this thread is nobody able to offer answers to the questions?

Without answers to these questions, then there is no reason to believe Abacha actually looted.

Cos you got high, cos you got high, because you got hiiigh!
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 9:07pm On Jan 22, 2012
You told me you believe Obasanjo was best president in Nigeria's history.

I think you are the one that got high !! grin
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by sovpounds(m): 10:50pm On Jan 22, 2012
GenBuhari this thread has hit 7 pages because you wrote at least 2 pages by consistently repeating yourself and pasting those questions when ever u have an opportunity. You have also evaded the question i asked earlier in this thread, How much were you paid to start this thread?
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 3:50am On Jan 23, 2012
^
That is a rhetorical question.

Even if your you disregard the number of pages of this thread, how about the length of time the thread has been running smiley

Bottom line is most people need time to digest the fact that PDP Nigerian government was deceitful from their first minutes in power.

When Abacha died (poisoned), we lost the last decent government that was interested in the welfare of its citizens and a bunch of criminals (led by Obasanjo & IBB) took over.

We are still suffering the effects of the covert coup de tat, that removed Abacha from power.
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 4:04am On Jan 25, 2012
Nigerians are very gullible and IBB and Obj exploited that fact.
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Sagamite(m): 11:37am On Jan 25, 2012
GenBuhari:

^
That is a rhetorical question.

Even if your you disregard the number of pages of this thread, how about the length of time the thread has been running smiley

Bottom line is most people need time to digest the fact that PDP Nigerian government was deceitful from their first minutes in power.

When Abacha died (poisoned), we lost the last decent government that was interested in the welfare of its citizens and a bunch of criminals (led by Obasanjo & IBB) took over.

We are still suffering the effects of the covert coup de tat, that removed Abacha from power.

So high products do definitely lead to mental disorder.

This is cretin!
Re: Sani Abacha was honest & one of Nigeria's best ever leaders. by Nobody: 8:57pm On Jan 25, 2012
^ Na wa sha, this Abacha that ordered fire to be opened on helpless protesters all over Lagos? I'm not even sure Chukwumerije would have the nerve to make some your pronouncements on this thread. I suppose it was his wife's clone that was caught with suitcases of money trying to abscond from Nigeria? I suppose it was his clone that imported that awful fuel that that blowing folks up all over the place and Obj that had Shehu Musa Yar'adua injected to death in prison, Pa Alfred Rewane killed and of course Kudirat killed in broad daylight.

You really are a CRETIN

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