General Secretary of the National Democratic Coalition, Ayo Opadokun, has unveiled the names of prominent political, military and technocratic figures he alleged signed a document that paved the way for the nullification of the June 12, 1993, presidential election won by Chief MKO Abiola.
The revelation is contained in Opadokun’s newly launched 509-page book titled ‘The NADECO Story’, unveiled last week in Lagos.
In Chapter 27 of the book, Opadokun accused several leading figures in Nigeria’s political establishment of endorsing the Interim National Government arrangement that followed the annulment of the June 12 election by the military regime of Gen Ibrahim Babangida.
Among those listed as signatories to the controversial document were former Chief of General Staff, Augustus Aikhomu; former Head of the Interim National Government, Ernest Shonekan; former Senate President, David Mark; ex-foreign affairs minister, Tom Ikimi; former old Anambra State governor, Jim Nwobodo; and former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, Musa Yar’Adua.
Others named by the NADECO chieftain included the chairman of the Social Democratic Party in 1993, Tony Anenih, Adamu Ciroma, former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, Gen Aliyu Gusau, Patrick Dele-Cole, Dapo Sarumi, Abubakar Rimi, Olusola Saraki and Joe Nwodo.
