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Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by FarahAideed(op): 4:30pm On Oct 15, 2025
Did you know?
In 1998, five political parties in Nigeria — the UNCP, CNC, DPN, NDP, and GDM — all adopted General Sani Abacha as their sole presidential candidate.

It was called “The Five Fingers of a Leprous Hand” by Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, symbolizing how Nigeria’s political space had collapsed into one-man rule.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwEhpGzDxHY?si=6wtg-hnJa9RmSALi

Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by Racoon(m): 4:42pm On Oct 15, 2025
All that is happening is criminal state capture that has happened and continued to happen but being disguised as democracy.

Sadly a despicable humanity championing the same doom is oblivious of what happened to the tyrannical Abacha that was busy acknowledging such evil being visited upon the land. Humanity don't learn from history.
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by fadre5(m): 4:45pm On Oct 15, 2025
All these narratives because of the recent wave of mass defection 🤣😂😂😂😂

Jagaban, na MAN you be

Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by Thiefobi1: 6:37pm On Oct 15, 2025
Racoon:
All that is happening is criminal state capture that has happened and continued to happen but being disguised as democracy.

Sadly a despicable humanity championing the same doom is oblivious of what happened to the tyrannical Abacha that was busy acknowledging such evil being visited upon the land. Humanity don't learn from history.
Ibo man hat-red for Yoruba and northerners

Continue.
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by APCNig: 6:38pm On Oct 15, 2025
FarahAideed:
Did you know?
In 1998, five political parties in Nigeria — the UNCP, CNC, DPN, NDP, and GDM — all adopted General Sani Abacha as their sole presidential candidate.

It was called “The Five Fingers of a Leprous Hand” by Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, symbolizing how Nigeria’s political space had collapsed into one-man rule.


https://youtu.kwEhpGzDxHY?si=6wtg-hnJa9RmSALi
So the truth is beginning to stare at you. Una go cry tire
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by APCNig: 6:39pm On Oct 15, 2025
Racoon:
All that is happening is criminal state capture that has happened and continued to happen but being disguised as democracy.

Sadly a despicable humanity championing the same doom is oblivious of what happened to the tyrannical Abacha that was busy acknowledging such evil being visited upon the land. Humanity don't learn from history.
Cry well well

Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by kettykin: 6:41pm On Oct 15, 2025
I have been laughing since the Governors started decamping. I only prayed Enugu Governor not to decamp.
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by givedemwotowoto:
Same style. Abacha was his mentor. He even asked Abacha for political appointment but since Abacha didn’t like people who sold Dustin powder for a living to hold public office, he declined. The otondo then started fighting Abacha under the cover of fight for democracy
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by kettykin: 6:42pm On Oct 15, 2025
APCNig:
Cry well well
You will weep last last, bookmark this comment.
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by carterguccy(m): 6:46pm On Oct 15, 2025
Consolidation from a wailing failure!!!

Tinubu na unah papa for politics 😅😅🤣

Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by kettykin: 6:50pm On Oct 15, 2025
carterguccy:
Consolidation from a wailing failure!!!

Tinubu na unah papa for politics 😅😅🤣
You will weep last last, bookmark this comment
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by olabrad: 6:54pm On Oct 15, 2025
FarahAideed:
Did you know?
In 1998, five political parties in Nigeria — the UNCP, CNC, DPN, NDP, and GDM — all adopted General Sani Abacha as their sole presidential candidate.

It was called “The Five Fingers of a Leprous Hand” by Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, symbolizing how Nigeria’s political space had collapsed into one-man rule.


Adoption by force. The so-called 5 Leprous Fingers




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwEhpGzDxHY?si=6wtg-hnJa9RmSALi
Adoption by force. The so-called 5 Leprous Fingers
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by buckeyemedia: 6:54pm On Oct 15, 2025
Racoon:
All that is happening is criminal state capture that has happened and continued to happen but being disguised as democracy.

Sadly a despicable humanity championing the same doom is oblivious of what happened to the tyrannical Abacha that was busy acknowledging such evil being visited upon the land. Humanity don't learn from history.
I am laughing @ u, Mr Sophisticated political analyst.
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by buckeyemedia: 6:59pm On Oct 15, 2025
kettykin:
You will weep last last, bookmark this comment
Like I warned u lot in 2022/23 that called yourselves Obidients that u will weep in future. las las here we are today, and the irony is that una never even start to they weep yet.
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by kettykin: 7:03pm On Oct 15, 2025
buckeyemedia:
Like I warned u lot in 2022/23 that called yourselves Obidients that u will weep in future. las las here we are today, and the irony is that una never even start to they weep yet.
I am not an obedient, I am more of a forecaster and analyst. And I am telling you that I know who will weep most. Nigeria has walked this path several times in the past
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by SuperEagles: 7:27pm On Oct 15, 2025
I tot Abacha gave the NPA port job to Obi ?!

givedemwotowoto:
Same style. Abacha was his mentor. He even asked Abacha for political appointment but since Abacha didn’t like people who sold Dustin powder for a living to hold public office, he declined. The otondo then started fighting Abacha under the cover of fight for democracy
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by buckeyemedia: 7:40pm On Oct 15, 2025
kettykin:
I am not an obedient, I am more of a forecaster and analyst. And I am telling you that I know who will weep most. Nigeria has walked this path several times in the past
U must be doing the weather forecast for NTA Channel 10?

And analyzing whether it will be a rainy or sunny day.
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by buckeyemedia: 7:46pm On Oct 15, 2025
givedemwotowoto:
Same style. Abacha was his mentor. He even asked Abacha for political appointment but since Abacha didn’t like people who sold Dustin powder for a living to hold public office, he declined. The otondo then started fighting Abacha under the cover of fight for democracy
U people can just make up any nonsense in your head, Senator Tinubu asked Sani Abacha for appointment?

Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by givedemwotowoto: 7:57pm On Oct 15, 2025
buckeyemedia:
U people can just make up any nonsense in your head, Senator Tinubu asked Sani Abacha for appointment?
Yes o, Kola Abiola and Bode George confirmed. The man na chameleon right from Adam. Abacha didn’t like chameleons

Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by givedemwotowoto: 8:08pm On Oct 15, 2025
SuperEagles:
I tot Abacha gave the NPA port job to Obi ?!
One was lobbying and selling his brother to get a political appointment, while the other fixed issues with port congestion

Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by kettykin: 8:12pm On Oct 15, 2025
buckeyemedia:
U must be doing the weather forecast for NTA Channel 10?

And analyzing whether it will be a rainy or sunny day.
Precisely , but this time it is the political weather o am analyzing and forecasting , I can serve you my previous forecast for reference.
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by Dijita: 8:22pm On Oct 15, 2025
While the political parties that endorsed General Sani Abacha no longer exist, several prominent figures who were members of these parties remained politically active in the Fourth Republic. Some of these individuals went on to join new, dominant political entities like the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Here are examples of former members of Abacha's parties who have been prominent in Nigerian politics:

Former members of the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP)
The UNCP was the most successful of the five parties during Abacha's transition program, and its ranks included figures who later played key roles in the Fourth Republic.
Atiku Abubakar: A leading member of the UNCP, Abubakar is one of Nigeria's most enduring political figures. After the military transition, he co-founded the PDP and served as Vice President from 1999 to 2007. He has since run for president multiple times.
Ali Modu Sheriff: He was the National Treasurer of the UNCP and later became a prominent member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and the PDP. He served as Governor of Borno State from 2003 to 2011 and as the National Chairman of the PDP.
Ibrahim Mantu: The former Publicity Secretary of the UNCP was elected Deputy President of the Senate in 2001, a position he held until 2007.
Adamu Aliero: A member of the UNCP, he was elected Governor of Kebbi State in 1999 and served as a senator and later as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
Anyim Pius Anyim: A former UNCP member, he became the President of the Nigerian Senate from 2000 to 2003 and later served as Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

Former member of the Grassroots Democratic Movement (GDM)
Sule Lamido: He was a prominent member of the GDM. In the Fourth Republic, he served as Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2003 and was later elected Governor of Jigawa State in 2007.

Former member of the Democratic Party of Nigeria (DPN)
Jeremiah Useni: A retired army lieutenant general and former Minister for the Federal Capital Territory during Abacha's regime, Useni was a founding member of the Democratic People's Party (DPP). He was later elected to the Senate in 2015.
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by Christistruth00: 9:26pm On Oct 15, 2025
Na Miracle God Almighty use deliver Nigeria from Abacha hand

He was so vicious it took some people almost a month to accept Gen Abacha wasn’t faking his own death

so he could deal with those celebrating it

Just as his name sounded Abacha was a butcher
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by Alaigbo(m): 8:04am On Oct 17, 2025
Lobbying according to your delusion.
So after slaughtering MKO Abiola never his wife Kudirat Abiola, Alfred Rewane your hero still chose to dine with the devil 😈 over the senseless excuse of fixing port congestion.

The joke is on you.


givedemwotowoto:
One was lobbying and selling his brother to get a political appointment, while the other fixed issues with port congestion
Re: Throwback: All 5 Political Parties Adopt Abacha As Flag Bearer by Alaigbo(m): 8:08am On Oct 17, 2025
We all know role played by Tinubu during the June 12 election n we know how he led the fight for it actualization. No be you an igbo man or his political rival both of you whom he beat blueblack go tell us what to believe about him.

Tinubu never got any appointment for Abacha your traitor hero wey no get sense na hin work as slave boy for Abacha at the port.


givedemwotowoto:
One was lobbying and selling his brother to get a political appointment, while the other fixed issues with port congestion
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