Peter Obi has released details of his engagement with late Military dictator, General Sani Abacha, to set the record straight following allegations. The former Anambra State Governor's clarification followed recent social media narratives and political commentary suggesting that Obi had ties with the Abacha junta, which ruled Nigeria from 1993 to 1998 and was widely condemned for human rights abuses and large-scale corruption. Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri had claimed that Obi, a former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), was involved with the Abacha regime through activities at Tincan Island Port in Lagos. However, in a statement on Wednesday, July 9, Peter Obi released letters that documented his co-opting, along with others, into the Taskforce on the decongestion of the Ports. The former governor maintained that he had never met General Sani Abacha before that encounter. He stated that his meeting with Abacha was borne out of concern as a trader and importer over the prolonged delays in clearing goods at the ports. According to him, Abacha was approached to seek pragmatic solutions to the matter affecting economic activity and livelihoods. Peter Obis statement read: 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 Taskforce 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. 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 towards restoring normalcy in port operations for the benefit of the wider business community and, ultimately, the Nigerian economy. This clarification is offered in the interest of truth, to reaffirm that our actions were driven solely by a sense of civic duty and not political ambition. I dont expect this copious evidence to bury this Abacha case because the mischief makers have ulterior motives, but its being placed in the public space for posterity and in line with my transparency pledge to Nigerians on any issue I am involved in.
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