Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has clarified his engagement with the regime of the late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha.
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections made the clarification in a post on his X handle.
He displayed a copy of his nomination as a member of the task force on port decongestion that was established by the Abacha regime.
“In consonance with my established principles of defending everything I am involved in, and in the interest of all men and women of goodwill, especially those committed to the pursuit of truth, I hereby attach the letter which documents my co-opting, along with others, into the task force on the decongestion of the ports.
“As I stated during my interview at the weekend, and consistently maintained in the past, I had never met General Sani Abacha before that encounter.
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“Our meeting with him was borne out of collective concern as traders and importers over the prolonged delays in clearing goods at the ports.
“We approached him not as political actors, but as concerned citizens seeking pragmatic solutions to a matter affecting economic activity and livelihoods.
“Our intention was clear: to advocate for efficiency, and to propose practical steps toward restoring normalcy in port operations for the benefit of the wider business community and, ultimately, the Nigerian economy,” Obi said in the post.
He explained that the clarification is offered in the interest of truth, to reaffirm that his actions were driven solely by a sense of civic duty and not political ambition.
“I don’t expect this copious evidence to bury this Abacha case because the mischief-makers have ulterior motives.
“But it’s being placed in the public space for posterity and in line with my transparency pledge to Nigerians on any issue I am involved in,” Obi added.
