WATCH THE VIDEO HERE FORMER military president Ibrahim Babangida says the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election was for “national interest”. IBB, as he is fondly called, was the military president during that election which was widely believed to have been won by Moshood Abiola. The election was annulled without the announcement of a winner. But 32 years after the election, Babangida said he acted to protect the country’s interest. He said this in Abuja on Thursday during the launch of his autobiography “A Journey in Service”. “As the leader of the military administration, I accept full responsibility for all decisions taken by me. And June 12 happened under my watch. Mistakes, oversights, and missteps happen in quick succession but I say in my book, in all matters, we acted in extreme national interest so that Nigeria could survive,” the former military president told the gathering.
June 12: We acted in ‘extreme national interest’ – IBB
