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by Ayomikunle Daramola


Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has countered former vice-president Yemi Osinbajo.

During the public presentation of ‘A Journey In Service’, an autobiography by former military president Ibrahim Babangida, Osinbajo jokingly remarked that Tinubu was ironically at the event to celebrate with his “former tormentors”.

“And then, of course, there’s a gentleman here who was an elected senator in 1992 because of Babangida’s transition programme,” Osinbajo said.

“When Babangida annulled the 1993 election and General Abacha took over, dissolved the senate, that senator tried to reconstitute the senate in resistance to the dissolution.

“He was detained, charged to court, and later escaped into exile. Today, he is here, celebrating with his former tormentors — but as the president, commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of Nigeria… President Bola Tinubu.”


‘PAYING HOMAGE’

Onanuga, however, said Tinubu’s travails at the time began during the regime of Sani Abacha, the late military head of state who succeeded Babangida after sacking the Ernest Shonekan interim government.

“I think the former vice-president got it wrong. I think Babangida was not really a tormentor of President Tinubu,” Onanuga said on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Tuesday.

“Don’t forget that President Tinubu said in his own extempore speech that he owed Babangida something, that he was the person that inspired him to get into politics.

“When Babangida came in, he was talking about new breed politicians and so on, and Tinubu… many of them were already technocrats or in private business and so on.

“All of them came out to participate in politics, that was what brought him in. So, he came there to pay homage, and that he inspired him.”

Onanuga added that Tinubu was at the event to show appreciation to Babangida.

“He was elected as senator under Babangida in 1992 or so and he was there till Babangida left office in August in 1993,” the spokesperson said.

“The torment began under General Sani Abacha when Tinubu tried to reconvene the senate, along with some of his colleagues in Lagos, at the old parliament building, and he was arrested.

“As a NADECO activist, NADECO came in after Babangida had left.

“So I would not say Babangida was Tinubu’s tormentor-in-chief. Tinubu and Babangida had some relationship when Babangida was in office. So it was not true. He was not his tormentor.”


IN THE TRENCHES

Following the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Tinubu became a founding member of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) — a pro-democracy group that pushed for the restoration of democracy and recognition of MKO Abiola as the winner of the election.

During the struggle, Tinubu and other pro-democracy activists were arrested and detained by the Abacha junta.

Tinubu fled into exile in 1994, continuing the fight for democracy through NADECO’s international network.

After Abacha’s death in 1998, Tinubu returned home and ed politics, during yet another transition to civil rule programme.

He was elected governor of Lagos on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform in 1999.

https://www.thecable.ng/babangida-didnt-torment-tinubu-osinbajo-got-that-wrong-says-onanuga/

Theres so much discussions around politics in the Nigerian information space, but hardly about actual governance. So much that its nauseating.

It might just be an oratory embellishment by Professor

Bayo Onanuga trying to change the narrative.


This was how Yorubas and it Lagos ibadan gutter media lied that Adekunle Fajuyi sacrificed himself for Ironsi.

A lie Yorubas have told for long is he died defending Ironsi.

But the fact is Northerners killed Fajuyi together with Ironsi,instead of Yorubas to confront Hausafulanis for killing their brother, they changed the narrative that fajuyi asked Northerners to kill him too.

Does that even make sense?



But assuming it was Igbo soldiers that killed him, will you people believe he asked the Igbo soldiers to kill him?


Won't Yoruba ask questions like, even if he said you should kill him, must you kill him.




Ev!il things that used Lagos ibadan gutter media to write rubbish to portray themselves as good and change every narration to suit them.

Ok

Is Osimhen really ing Man U or Arsenal?

See fear and cowardice

Okay

Ibbastard

This is what you get when you put geriatrics in government.
How did Onanuga forget...
Tinubu was elected a senator, did IBB give a chance to perform that role?
If IBB didn't annul the election, will Abacha be in power and will Tinubu run away ?

Someone who help push MKO under the bus. Abacha was IBB protégée who death ruthlessly with him. NADECO was @ the receiving end of Abacha brutality.

Bayo bayo

After IBB Maradona, Tinubu is the present Maradona

See how Tinubu played Elrufai

Cunny Man die, Cunny Man bury am 🤷

Na una know. What we want is good governance and a better Nigeria for all.

Onanuga no make sense ..

Tinubu himself at that event narrated how Babangida was hesitant to inaugurate elected Senators...and how he had to summon courage to confront him..

He remarked that other colleagues thought Babangida will jail him...but he didn't.

It means Babangida don push them dem to the wall...he even locked their hotel rooms...so, how is he not their tormentor?

Sometimes, e better make person no try elucidate some things.

The level of this man's ass licking is legendary.

Is it just ing in the brains of Tinubu's media team what Prof Osinbajo said days ago? Or, just a deliberate attempt to twist history? Or, a damage control as a result of the backlashes that have followed their assemblage on the book launch day?

Prof Osinbajo said it the way it is: Tinubu wined and dined with his tormentor!

The cowards will drag Obi into it just watch

fuckingAyaya:
The cowards will drag Obi into it just watch

Na you first mention Obi and na you go still cry if anybody mention Obi.

but we no really send the three yoruba men here.both osibanjo,Tinubu and bayo should rest,God is the greatest

Lol.

Osinbanjo said IBB tormented Tinubu, Onanuga said it's not true.
Tinubu said IBB made him what he is today.
If Agbadorians are talking back and forth, pls leave them alone, don't them.
At the end of the day, the story will end with those who planned and executed the coup the killed Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa
But they won't find gut to ask of who killed Kudirat, MKO Abiola and Dele Giwa
Bunch of ......!

Softmirror:


Na you first mention Obi and na you go still cry if anybody mention Obi.

face IBB the tormentor of the dr.........

Osinbanjo the clown

Why then did tinubu run away for his life 😂😂🤣

Everything is fight for Bayo Onanuga.

PigTormentor:
Osinbanjo the clown

Read ode! 😐😐

easytig:
Why then did tinubu run away for his life 😂😂🤣

mumu question be this 💯

Yorubas sha