MKO's letter to Pa Abraham Adesanya in 1998. Papa, Please make photocopies for
others at your discretion I ask you to
greet them well.
My dear Senator Abraham Adesanya, 5-7-98
My eternal thanks for your
steadfastness in the face of
overwhelming odds, may God crown our
efforts with unqualified success.
I have just heard, yesterday that our
Papa Ajasin died sometimes ago. May
his soul rest in peace. I will write a
separate letter to Mama.
I learnt that a newspaper published a
disinformation about my meeting with
Kofi Annan and Chief Anyaoku. Yes,
they asked me for a signed statement
that I will not declare myself
President again after my release. They
believe such a signed statement will
enable the FMG to give me an
UNCONDITIONAL release.
Firstly, the release, I said, ceases to
be unconditional if it can only be
brought about by the type of
statement they demanded. Secondly,
any statement will be worthless, being
obtained by duress. Thirdly, my
declaration, of 11/6/94 was made at a
big rally with thousands present. A
private statement of the type they
demand will do a discredit to me and to
FMG. No withdrawal of the earlier
declaration can be valid if not made in
the same way as the one it wants to
negate. Fourthly, I do not need to
make another declaration since the
11/6/94 one still subsists and has
served and is still serving the purpose
for which it was made. It is this last
point that must have been twisted as a
withdrawal.
Tell me, sir, if I was told to withdraw,
was it to the two diplomats that I
would withdraw? Something seriously
must have been wrong with them.
The second major point they made was
that after five years, the mandate has
lapsed. Anyaoku said he sought a legal
opinion which I said in my replies that
(1) the lapse was caused by a series of
illegalities and criminalities
perpetrated by IBB and Abacha. IBB's
purported cancellation and Abacha's
determination to usurp my legitimate
position by locking me in one room until
I pass away. Can a criminal profit from
his criminality? They had no answer to
that.
(2) On legal advice, I told the
diplomats that no political crises is
ever settled by "legal advice". I told
them confidently that the logic of
events will disprove their theoretic
diplomatic fancies. "God willing, (and
by the way I learnt the "London
Times" asked for my recognition in its
last Friday edition.) Enough for their
"time-lag" arguments.
Both of them behaved as diplomatic
advisers to the FMG.. God willing, they
will have no effect on our progress.
Thank you, My love to Chief Ajayi and
your whole family. How is our Mama
HID? Please, give my love. I love you.
MKO"