{"id":138625,"date":"2022-01-23T10:32:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T09:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=138625"},"modified":"2022-01-23T13:02:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T12:02:23","slug":"how-abiola-fell-ill-during-meeting-with-american-delegation-died-gen-abdulsalami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/23\/how-abiola-fell-ill-during-meeting-with-american-delegation-died-gen-abdulsalami\/","title":{"rendered":"How Abiola fell ill during meeting with American delegation, died – Gen Abdulsalami"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar(retd), has narrated how late Moshood Abiola, MKO, winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, fell ill and died during meeting with American delegation while in detention in 1998.<\/p>\n

Abubakar said that Abiola was not killed but died after falling ill, contrary to the popular story that the politician took poisoned tea.<\/p>\n

The 79-year-old retired general stated this during an interview with Trust TV.<\/p>\n

Narrating how the unfortunate incident happened, Abubakar<\/a> said: \u201cWell, I smile because there were lots of allegations here and there that we killed Abiola.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs always, when I am talking about late Abiola, I still thank God for directing me on things to do when he gave me the leadership of this country.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the day Moshood Abiola passed away, may he rest in peace, two to three things make me always say I thank my God for the guidance He gave me.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne was I received a delegation from America headed by Pickering, who was then, I think, the Secretary of State or so.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn his team, I remember very well, was Susan Rice. I remember her very well because of the role she played later.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo after the normal courtesy and discussion, when they were leaving my office, Pickering said: \u2018Your Excellency, we made a request to see Moshood Abiola but we were denied\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI asked \u2018Why were you denied? Who denied you?\u2019 There and then I made a decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said \u2018Look, you will see Moshood definitely, I overrule whoever said you cannot see him\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I now called my chief security officer, I said \u2018Please make arrangement for this team to see Abiola<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, during the incarceration of Moshood Abiola, except his personal doctor, to my knowledge, no member of his family saw him.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo when I became Head of State, based on consultation and interaction together with Ambassador Babagana Kingibe<\/a>, I gave the family a date that they could come and see him.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo a day before he died, his family came to Abuja to see him. For one reason or the other, the whole family could not see him at the same time.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it was agreed that when this group of his family will see him today, tomorrow the next team will see him.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo they saw him like yesterday. Now, this team from US came to see me and I said they could see him.<\/p>\n

\u201cNormally, it was in the evenings the family go and see him. So because I had authorised the American team to see him, so the other part of the family were waiting to see him.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, it was at this meeting when the American team was meeting Abiola he fell sick and suddenly the security officers called the medical team to come and attend to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd when they saw the situation they said it was severe and they needed to take him to the medical centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it was the medical team plus the American team that took him to the medical centre, unfortunately at the medical centre he gave up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen my security chief called and said \u2018I have bad news for you\u2019. I asked what it was, he said \u2018Abiola is dead\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was shocked. He told me he was there with the American team. At that time I was staying in the barracks, I had not moved to the villa.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I said okay, let him take the American team to my house. I will meet them at the house; so I closed from the office, and went there.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe issue now was how do I break the news to Abiola\u2019s family and how do we tell the world Abiola had passed on.<\/p>\n

\u201cI must be thankful to God and again to Ambassador Kingibe because we called on him and asked him to bring Abiola\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo when they came I broke the news. As you would expect, the family broke down and they started crying.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t remember which of the ladies; I held her, she was crying, sobbing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was then Susan Rice (that is why I always remember her), said: \u2018Mr President, that is not your job, let me do it\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, she now held this lady until she settled down and she calmed down a little bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen we had to summon my Second-in-Command and other people and then strategised on how to break the news.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is why I always say I thank my God for guiding me. If I hadn\u2019t said the American team should go and meet Abiola, certainly I don\u2019t know how I would explain to the world that Abiola had died.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the American team; will they believe me that we had not killed Abiola at that time when they were requesting to see him?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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