Source : https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/04/02/bamaiyi-how-nadeco-leaders-betrayed-abiola/

Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja

Former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi, has alleged that the betrayal of the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola, by members of the defunct National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) resulted in his continuous detention and eventual death.

Bamaiyi, in his 243-page autobiography titled: ‘Vindication of a General’ launched last Thursday in Abuja, said the advice of NADECO to Abiola that he should not accept his conditional release was the reason he was kept in detention indefinitely by the former dictator, General Sani Abacha, until he passed on.



Bamaiyi, who was Chief of Army Staff between March 1996 and May 1999, and one of the powerful men in that regime until he fell out of favour with the late dictator, so accused NADECO leaders of pushing the late Abiola to declare himself as president in 1994 without being committed to such move.

Bamaiyi’s claim is however at variance with historical facts which show that NADECO leaders staked their lives for the actualisation of Abiola’s June 12 mandate, resulting in the deaths of some of them including Chief Alfred Rewane, who was murdered in cold blood. Chief Abraham Adesanya, escaped assassin’s bullets by the whiskers while a host of others went on exile.

In his book, Bamaiyi claimed that the NADECO leaders only impelled Abiola to declare himself as president but failed to accompany him to the declaration ground, an indication of their insincere support for the late politician. He also claimed that even in death, NADECO leaders still betrayed Abiola.

“A lot has been said about late Chief Abiola’s arrest and efforts toward his release. The fact remains that NADECO members paid only lip service to Abiola’s release after deceiving him into declaring himself President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. If they were sincere and actually supported him, they would have accompanied him to where he declared himself President.

“It is also obvious that Abiola was abandoned after his death, which some people suspected that it had the support of some NADECO members. After Abiola’s death, one would have expected some reactions at least from Lagos, but there was no reaction anywhere,” he claimed.

The former army chief also claimed that following the failure of NADECO to lead the way for the release of Abiola, he (Bamaiyi) and former President of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Pascal Bafyau, along with Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), General Ibrahim Gumel, met and resolved to make case for Abiola’s release.

“There are some Nigerians who made efforts to get Abiola released. After Abiola’s arrest, the late General Ibrahim Gumel – then the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), the late Mr. Pascal Bafyau – then the President of NLC and I met at Headquaters Lagos Garrison Command on Kofo Abayomi Street. We discussed the implications of Abiola’s arrest.

“After reviewing the situation, we decided to meet Gen. Abacha. Gumel and I went to Gen. Abacha and pleaded for Abiola’s release. We convinced Abacha that Abiola was not going to be a threat and could be handled. Abacha agreed to release Abiola with some conditions.

“We conveyed Abacha’s agreement to release Abiola to Bafyau who briefed some NADECO members on Abacha’s readiness to release Abiola with some conditions. These NADECO members advised Abiola not to accept release with conditions and kept him in detention. Initially, Abiola accepted the conditional release and a judge was brought to Abuja to perfect it. The release documents were ready and Abiola was to go and sign them but some NADECO members advised him against doing so, and he remained in detention until Abacha’s death,” Bamaiyi said.

The retired general also addressed allegations that the United States budgeted $50 million for “Abacha Project” with the intention to destabilise Nigeria.

Whereas the $50 million was said to have passed through Bamaiyi, he denied knowledge of the plot, saying it was an allegation cooked up by some enemies of the late Abacha.

According excerpts from the book, Bamaiyi claimed:

“The Abacha project (AP) was said to be a US-sponsored plot with a budget of US$50m meant to destabilise Nigeria. Of this amount, the sum of $10m was said to have found its way into the military already. A member observed that, of recent, money had been changing hands in the military…

“The member then alluded to the recent deployment of troops of the 223 Tk Bn in Zuru by COAS in which the CO, Maj. Dogara was made to arrest and humiliate the NDLEA Chairman, Major-General MM Bamaiyi, on an issue that had no bearing on national or military security. The fact that the troops were called out by COAS without the knowledge of the GOC was considered worrisome to a member who felt the action should be weighed against recent developments affecting COAS Vis-a-Vis national security.

“At the end of the meeting, it was recommended that a joint PRC/Council of States meeting be held to include all military ministers at which the issue of the consensus adoption of the (Commander-in-Chief) C in C was to be tabled. I was to be spokesperson to the press to get me committed. Interestingly, the meeting was chaired by Idi Musa, a close friend of mine. I never had anything to do with NADECO. I only read about them in newspapers and knew some of them only by name.

“The question of having anything to do with the US Embassy was most embarrassing….The Abacha project was unknown to me. I believe it was an invention of the writers. They wrote that the Abacha Project was said to be a US-sponsored plot with a budget of $50m which they claimed was passed through me to the military.

“I believe these people deceived Abacha till he died. To the best of my knowledge, there was never anything between the Nigerian Army and the United States of America to destabilise the Abacha government. The officers who attended this meeting must have been Abacha’s greatest enemies and made Abacha ineffective toward his end.

WHY ISS GEN BAMAIYI SAYING THIS NOW? WE KNOW THE EVIL ABACHA, WITH YOUR SUPPORT, DONE AGAINST THIS GREAT NATION. JUST KEEP YOUR COOL AND THAT BOOK IS DEAD ON ARRIVAL.

Afonjas and betrayal are like 5 and 6.

Poor Abiola. But sincerely, Many NADECO members were cowards. They claimed to be fighting Abacha while relaxing in their UK apartments. The real opposition to Abacha so far was that of Ken Saro Wiwa. They only reaped the fruits after Abacha died naturally.

The truth is gradually coming out.

A storm is coming.

Mizzysexy:
Poor Abiola. But sincerely, Many NADECO members were cowards. They claimed to be fighting Abacha while relaxing in their UK apartments. The real opposition to Abacha so far was that of Ken Saro Wiwa. They only reaped the fruits after Abacha died naturally.

Betrayal is in yoruba man DNA, Its a pity that abiola died like that without even Lagos reacting.

NADECO are bunch of cowards, Fayemi former gov. of ekiti & radio kudrat presenter is one of them.

NADECO were to blame but the people who kept him in jail and demanded he relinquish the mandate freely and lawfully given to him by Nigerians were blameless?

Retards like Bamaiyi are responsible for making Nigeria a disfunctional country. NADECO betrayed Abiola by asking him to claim his mandate! What a load of nonsense.
Abacha ran a government that assassinated Nigerians without remorse and this numbskull is writing essays about betrayal.

9jabull:


Betrayal is in yoruba man DNA, Its a pity that abiola died like that without even Lagos reacting.

NADECO are bunch of cowards, Fayemi former gov. of ekiti & radio kudrat presenter is one of them.

Did you know that June 12 was a slap on the face of all Nigerians by the military? Nigerians across ethnic lines exercised their rights and voted for Abiola. The annulment simply meant the military discarded and trampled on that right.
It was a fight all Nigerians should have fought to the end but it was eventually left to only a few brave Nigerians who fought and lost their lives.
Get your facts right.

Guestlander:


It was a fight all Nigerians should have fought to the end but it was eventually left to only a few brave Nigerians who fought and lost their lives.
Get your facts right.

"We Can do without the Igbos".


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It would have been a fight for all Nigerians, except that someone uttered the quote above.

eagleeye2:

"We Can do without the Igbos".


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It would have been a fight for all Nigerians, except that someone uttered the quote above.

I was not aware of this being uttered by anyone. It wasn't igbo or Yoruba vs anyone. It was a confrontation between the military and the civil society.

Guestlander:


Did you know that June 12 was a slap on the face of all Nigerians by the military? Nigerians across ethnic lines exercised their rights and voted for Abiola. The annulment simply meant the military discarded and trampled on that right.
It was a fight all Nigerians should have fought to the end but it was eventually left to only a few brave Nigerians who fought and lost their lives.
Get your facts right.

How? where Abiola backed by his coward brothers NADECO said they will win without Igbo.

Remember what Author Nzeribe told them that they will never rule after wining and formed association for better Nigeria.
So its a slap on afonjas who claim they will do without Igbo ,

The coward NADECO & their Oba's gingered him, starts radio kudrat & abandon him even to accompany him to the venue where he declared him self President they cowardly abandoned him & he eventually died in prison even Lagos didn't cough.

Good. Yorubas are cowards but cannot be compared to Igbos bravery that has never achieved anything meaningful in Nigerian union.
Nigeria existence was threatened after the annulment of June 12 and Nigeria has not and will never remain thesame. No wonder Igbos are now facing their own challenges of actualising Biafra which would be faced with stiff resistance.

Nawooooo, they rely finish that man called Abiola. In his next generation he will cause that mama that will born him again to Yoruba land.

Can you imagine that AFENIFERE lead by chief Adesanya & other collected bribe on from abacha when they visited aso rock.

9jabull:


How? where Abiola backed by his coward brothers NADECO said they will win without Igbo.

Remember what Author Nzeribe told them that they will never rule after wining and formed association for better Nigeria.
So its a slap on afonjas who claim they will do without Igbo ,

The coward NADECO & their Oba's gingered him, starts radio kudrat & abandon him even to accompany him to the venue where he declared him self President they cowardly abandoned him & he eventually died in prison even Lagos didn't cough.

This is just another lame attempt at injecting Igbo into what was primarily not their issue. It is true some Igbo like Nzeribe and later Kanu made themselves a willing tool for the military but nobody held igbo responsible for that, afterall there were some igbos like Olisa Agbakoba who supported Abiola's mandate.
NADECO played a huge part in making the little freedom you enjoy today possible.

9jabull:
Nawooooo, they rely finish that man called Abiola. In his next generation he will cause that mama that will born him again to Yoruba land.

Can you imagine that AFENIFERE lead by chief Adesanya & other collected bribe on from abacha when they visited aso rock.

Lies.

Afonjas are chameleons. Never to be trusted. Slaves to the Hausa Fulanis and scared of Biafrans.

Guestlander:


Lies.

www​.nairaland.com/728093/al...ige/1



www​.nigerianbestforum.com/.../al-


If you need more information about the bribe consult al-mustafa he is still alive.

9jabull:


www​.nairaland.com/728093/al...ige/1



www​.nigerianbestforum.com/.../al-


If you need more information about the bribe consult al-mustafa he is still alive.

Is that supposed to be a joke? Consult Al Mustafa!

IslamicRebel01:
Afonjas are chameleons. Never to be trusted. Slaves to the Hausa Fulanis and scared of Biafrans.

You are probably one of those who rushed to Ekenedili Chukwu when the news of the annulment broke, or probably too young to know what really happened.

Guestlander:


Lies.

http://www.google.com.ng/url?q=http://meniru..com/2011/08/abiolas-state-murder-yoruba-people.html%3Fm%3D1&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjb7K2oxIXTAhVlAsAKHV-rB-4QFggZMAU&sig2=_cTCz2wzJlmIu_NG463NWQ&usg=AFQjCNGkUZzXIV9yAbISfpSmkRjq9SrxAQ


http://www.google.com.ng/url?q=http://nigershowbiz.com/al-mustapha-tenders-tape-on-ige-adesanya%25E2%2580%2599s-visit-to-aso-rock/&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjb7K2oxIXTAhVlAsAKHV-rB-4QFggUMAM&sig2=HA6ijy0QY-Fq1XAFNrqYYA&usg=AFQjCNEpoLiCERDkreaFyBOSTvm8AvQKjA

9jabull:


http://www.google.com.ng/url?q=http://meniru..com/2011/08/abiolas-state-murder-yoruba-people.html%3Fm%3D1&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjb7K2oxIXTAhVlAsAKHV-rB-4QFggZMAU&sig2=_cTCz2wzJlmIu_NG463NWQ&usg=AFQjCNGkUZzXIV9yAbISfpSmkRjq9SrxAQ


http://www.google.com.ng/url?q=http://nigershowbiz.com/al-mustapha-tenders-tape-on-ige-adesanya%25E2%2580%2599s-visit-to-aso-rock/&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjb7K2oxIXTAhVlAsAKHV-rB-4QFggUMAM&sig2=HA6ijy0QY-Fq1XAFNrqYYA&usg=AFQjCNEpoLiCERDkreaFyBOSTvm8AvQKjA

Okay, you are free to believe what you want.

Afonjas no dey disappoint.

...Yet same people will gather like flies on faeces to accuse Igbos of 'hating' one another..

...Femi Adesina the rabble-rouser,take note.

Since Yoruba's betray even their own shows that their DNA is imbibe with betrayal.

Guestlander:


I was not aware of this being uttered by anyone. It wasn't igbo or Yoruba vs anyone. It was a confrontation between the military and the civil society.

It was actually uttered by MKO, in the build up of 1993 election. It was rumored that it was the statement that made Arthur Nzeribe to form his infamous ABN.

Nigerian Politician: Drugs And The CIA Connect

Information regarding PRODIGY's(CIA designated Code Name) initial affiliation and links to the CIA began in the early 80's when he was approached by a Nigerian CIA agent recruiter in the guise as a major Heroine supplier in the Chicago area. PRODIGY was initially supplied about 15 kilos and $25,000 and was given the role of recruiting drug mules in Nigeria who will smuggle the drugs into the United States. The operation went smoothly initially with CIA operatives ensuring that the drug mules and PRODIGY were not intercepted at the departure and destination airports and by local law enforcers during the drop stages.

What PRODIGY did not know then was that the main drug baron, his associates and purported buyers were all part of an intricate plot to snare him into a trap. There exists severally sealed dossiers containing pictures, video and voice recordings documenting every drop, sale and money exchange.

This went on till the mid 90's.

Then Abacha took over and the Americans were not happy since their main asset in Africa, MKO Abiola had been deposed by Abacha who was not ready to step down and to make matter's worse, the New leader of Africa's largest economy and 6th largest supplier of crude began to align himself with "rogue" Nations such as North Korea and Iran.

The stage was then set.

PRODIGY in one of his random "business visits" was rounded up by the local police and a search of his apartment revealed over 2 kilos of pure "terror d0pe" heroin. An obvious plant.
Things began to move swiftly. The Feds took over and let PRODIGY know that they had a tip of his drug dealings for over a year and have documented evidence and witnesses willing to testify in court against him. According to the Feds PRODIGY, apart from facing lengthy prison sentence for the huge quantities of drugs smuggled and sold for the period he was under surveillance also faces the possibility of life without parole for an additional RICO charge.
The FEDS where not interested in making any deals as they assumed that PRODIGY was the head of the whole operation which earned an estimated 6 million U.S. dollars during a 3 month period alone.

PRODIGY was summarily arraigned on several counts bordering on drug dealing, money laundry in front of a Federal Judge and was summarily transferred to a Federal Holding Facility pending summary trial.

3 days in the can, Prodigy was escorted from his cell to a waiting room to what he expected will be a session with his court appointed lawyer but was shocked to see the Nigerian Drug Baron.

The Agent explained in detail but briefly that Prodigy could chose to remain in jail for a very long time or walk out a free man.

The agent then outlined the plan to Prodigy which was to infiltrate the civil organization group back in Nigeria who were advocating for the removal of Abacha and return to civil rule.
Prodigy was provided with a plane ticket back to Nigeria, names and contacts and his criminal record was expunged.

In his book, Bamaiyi claimed that the NADECO leaders only impelled Abiola to declare himself as president but failed to accompany him to the declaration ground, an indication of their insincere support for the late politician. He also claimed that even in death, NADECO leaders still betrayed Abiola.

This is very true as Abiola's kids were neglected by the AD in any political position or appointment.

The same Yorubas kicked and screamed when Jonathan wanted to rename the University of Lagos in honor of MKO Abiola.

The Yoruba is a very wicked specie of man.

ImadeUReadThis:
Nigerian Politician: Drugs And The CIA Connect

Information regarding PRODIGY's(CIA designated Code Name) initial affiliation and links to the CIA began in the early 80's when he was approached by a Nigerian CIA agent recruiter in the guise as a major Heroine supplier in the Chicago area. PRODIGY was initially supplied about 15 kilos and $25,000 and was given the role of recruiting drug mules in Nigeria who will smuggle the drugs into the United States. The operation went smoothly initially with CIA operatives ensuring that the drug mules and PRODIGY were not intercepted at the departure and destination airports and by local law enforcers during the drop stages.

What PRODIGY did not know then was that the main drug baron, his associates and purported buyers were all part of an intricate plot to snare him into a trap. There exists severally sealed dossiers containing pictures, video and voice recordings documenting every drop, sale and money exchange.

This went on till the mid 90's.

Then Abacha took over and the Americans were not happy since their main asset in Africa, MKO Abiola had been deposed by Abacha who was not ready to step down and to make matter's worse, the New leader of Africa's largest economy and 6th largest supplier of crude began to align himself with "rogue" Nations such as North Korea and Iran.

The stage was then set.

PRODIGY in one of his random "business visits" was rounded up by the local police and a search of his apartment revealed over 2 kilos of pure "terror d0pe" heroin. An obvious plant.
Things began to move swiftly. The Feds took over and let PRODIGY know that they had a tip of his drug dealings for over a year and have documented evidence and witnesses willing to testify in court against him. According to the Feds PRODIGY, apart from facing lengthy prison sentence for the huge quantities of drugs smuggled and sold for the period he was under surveillance also faces the possibility of life without parole for an additional RICO charge.
The FEDS where not interested in making any deals as they assumed that PRODIGY was the head of the whole operation which earned an estimated 6 million U.S. dollars during a 3 month period alone.

PRODIGY was summarily arraigned on several counts bordering on drug dealing, money laundry in front of a Federal Judge and was summarily transferred to a Federal Holding Facility pending summary trial.

3 days in the can, Prodigy was escorted from his cell to a waiting room to what he expected will be a session with his court appointed lawyer but was shocked to see the Nigerian Drug Baron.

The Agent explained in detail but briefly that Prodigy could chose to remain in jail for a very long time or walk out a free man.

The agent then outlined the plan to Prodigy which was to infiltrate the civil organization group back in Nigeria who were advocating for the removal of Abacha and return to civil rule.
Prodigy was provided with a plane ticket back to Nigeria, names and contacts and his criminal record was expunged.

Nice read..bt wait oh! Is this this a movie plot or real? The CIA n it's clandestine ops sha!

9jabull:


Betrayal is in yoruba man DNA, Its a pity that abiola died like that without even Lagos reacting.

NADECO are bunch of cowards, Fayemi former gov. of ekiti & radio kudrat presenter is one of them.

Don't allow your emotions to becloud your sense of judgement you read a few excerpets from book a full.of.fabricated lies coming.from a person of Bamiyi and you sit at the.comfort your home using your phone or laptop to call Yoruba race a.cowards you definately.need to see doctor you surely must.be having a fever leading to brain drain..!!! Do you know how many NADECOS activists that were incarcerated during Abacha regime do you how many lives.that was lost in the south.west for.the cause.of.June 12 struggles?? Do you.how many.young student uncountable.of them.who went.protesting and were innocently gun down by Mobile Police and Army ask graduates students of.O.A.U Ife UI Ibadan 93 and 94 sets i can.go and on and on? Maybe you need to.ask Sergent Roger the death snipper been used under the Abacha Junta to come tell us how many lives were lost?? You.are there saying rubbish i will advise you to go back.to.and.get a proper tutorial lesson 101 on the.actualization of June 12 struggles where's there's no history there will be no events and there can be events without history don't rub insult on our pains by calling Yoruba cowards i don't know.your tribe but i will.spare you the pride not insult your tribe don't you ever in your life.come on this platform to insult Yoruba.race Yoruba.are people of pride, diginity respect and love for themselves and their elders and fellow neighbours.

eagleeye2:

It was actually uttered by MKO, in the build up of 1993 election. It was rumored that it was the statement that made Arthur Nzeribe to form his infamous ABN.

i challenge you to provide proof that this was said by abiola if you dont know what to say shut up and pedlling falsehoods here. We still remeber the roles arthur nzeribe and uche chukwumerije, humphery nwosu, daniel kanu played. Nadeco the coaalition at the forefront in our struggle for democracy the you are enjoying today was populaled mostly by yorubas. You better thank your stars for people like rear admiral ndubusi Kanu, your pple would have been known as enemies of democracy.

davidadenrele:


Don't allow your emotions to becloud your sense of judgement you read a few excerpets from book a full.of.fabricated lies coming.from a person of Bamiyi and you sit at the.comfort your home using your phone or laptop to call Yoruba race a.cowards you definately.need to see doctor you surely must.be having a fever leading to brain drain..!!! Do you know how many NADECOS activists that were incarcerated during Abacha regime do you how many lives.that was lost in the south.west for.the cause.of.June 12 struggles?? Do you.how many.young student uncountable.of them.who went.protesting and were innocently gun down by Mobile Police and Army ask graduates students of.O.A.U Ife UI Ibadan 93 and 94 sets i can.go and on and on? Maybe you need to.ask Sergent Roger the death snipper been used under the Abacha Junta to come tell us how many lives were lost?? You.are there saying rubbish i will advise you to go back.to.and.get a proper tutorial lesson 101 on the.actualization of June 12 struggles where's there's no history there will be no events and there can be events without history don't rub insult on our pains by calling Yoruba cowards i don't know.your tribe but i will.spare you the pride not insult your tribe don't you ever in your life.come on this platform to insult Yoruba.race Yoruba.are people of pride, diginity respect and love for themselves and their elders and fellow neighbours.

tell the shameless mofo , imagine how pple just write their lies without conscience forgetting people actually died in the struggle for democracy . I saw the rubbish and was so suprised a rational human could come up with that.

davidadenrele:


Don't allow your emotions to becloud your sense of judgement you read a few excerpets from book a full.of.fabricated lies coming.from a person of Bamiyi and you sit at the.comfort your home using your phone or laptop to call Yoruba race a.cowards you definately.need to see doctor you surely must.be having a fever leading to brain drain..!!! Do you know how many NADECOS activists that were incarcerated during Abacha regime do you how many lives.that was lost in the south.west for.the cause.of.June 12 struggles?? Do you.how many.young student uncountable.of them.who went.protesting and were innocently gun down by Mobile Police and Army ask graduates students of.O.A.U Ife UI Ibadan 93 and 94 sets i can.go and on and on? Maybe you need to.ask Sergent Roger the death snipper been used under the Abacha Junta to come tell us how many lives were lost?? You.are there saying rubbish i will advise you to go back.to.and.get a proper tutorial lesson 101 on the.actualization of June 12 struggles where's there's no history there will be no events and there can be events without history don't rub insult on our pains by calling Yoruba cowards i don't know.your tribe but i will.spare you the pride not insult your tribe don't you ever in your life.come on this platform to insult Yoruba.race Yoruba.are people of pride, diginity respect and love for themselves and their elders and fellow neighbours.

Why didn't NADECO follow Abiola to declare him self President, The like of Fayemi & co run away

Where is their pride & dignity when NADECO & afenifere abandon Abiola & went to aso rock to collected bribe.