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    My Meeting With Abacha Not For Political Gains – Peter Obi

    By Samuel AkpenpuunJuly 9, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has clarified that his meeting with former Head of State, Sani Abacha, was borne out of civic duty and not political ambition.

    Setting the record straight in a social media post on Wednesday morning, Obi presented evidence to back his words after being called out for allegedly working with Abacha’s military junta.

    According to the former Anambra governor, the prolonged delay in clearing goods at the ports necessitated his meeting with Abacha.

    In the statement titled ‘Our Engagement with General Abacha: Setting the Record Straight’, Obi added that he did not expect the issue to be buried even after providing evidence.

    “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 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. -PO,” the post reads.

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