*Late Chief Tony Anenih, ex-Minister and Chairman of SDP, in 1993, not only betrayed Chief MKO Abiola and Nigerian nation but also late Shehu Musa Yar鈥橝dua, who had made him the party Chairman at the Jos convention March of the same year

John Igbinovia

Dear Ose, I read, with consternation, your pathetic attempt to defend your dad, 鈥淢r. Fix-It鈥� (sorry, Chief Tony Anenih), in your rather insolent rejoinder to Mr. Bayo Onanuga鈥檚 passing reference to the original author of 鈥淣o Vacancy in Aso Rock鈥�.

A truly sensible boy would have avoided getting involved in such a sensitive issue, lest ancient family skeletons were excavated from shallow grave.

Not surprising, a firestorm of ripostes has since greeted your juvenile musings in the media space.

However, I observed a few points were missing in those epistles.

Hence, this addendum of sorts.

Ose, it is obvious your dad told you lots of 鈥渢ales by the moonlight鈥�, to gaslight your impressionable mind. Far from principled, your dad鈥檚 politics was characterised by treachery and mercantilism.

Your dad not only betrayed MKO and Nigerian nation as SDP chairman in 1993, but also Shehu Musa Yar鈥橝dua who had made him SDP Chairman at the Jos convention in March 1993.

At the 1994 national confab, sponsored by the Military to 鈥渂ury June 12鈥�, General Shehu Yar鈥橝dua (Rtd.) had moved the motion for Abacha to end military rule latest by January 1996, with your dad as one of the foot-soldiers at the confab.

Of course, that resolution by the confab, headed by Justice Adophus Karibi-Whyte riled dictator Abacha.

Hence, the intrigues that necessitated the confab to adjourn indefinitely, almost immediately.

Not long afterward, Yar鈥橝dua was detained over the 1995 鈥減hantom coup鈥�.

And no sooner had the confab reconvened thereafter than your dad switched loyalty to Abacha after accepting a dirty brief to move a motion to counter the motion earlier moved by Yar鈥橝dua.

Just like Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus Christ over 2,000 years ago! That was the sort of politician your dad was, Ose.

As almighty Minister of Works under Obasanjo between 1999 and 2003, your dad was a total failure, who spent his time and public resources rather acquitting himself as PDP鈥檚 鈥淢r. Fix It鈥� (euphemism for chief election rigger).

So much that some fellow PDP members were enraged by your dad鈥檚 style.

One of them was, in fact, bold enough to openly challenge your dad to account for over N300 billion (equivalent of $3bn then) appropriated for Works Ministry in the Federal budget.

That individual was no other than the then Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu.

Ose, you can Google this. In case you doubt me.

By the way, I also noticed your listing (Tom) Ikimi among the June 12 witnesses.

On this, I am sure your dad must have turned in his grave. For your information, 鈥淢r. Fix It鈥� and Ikimi were implacable political foes, till the very end.

Under Abacha, Ikimi, as Foreign Minister and exponent of 鈥淜abukabu diplomacy鈥�, used his proximity to Abacha to oppress and suppress your dad.

Such that the Iyasele of Esanland had to depend on returns from his 2-star, 鈥渟hort time鈥� hotel in Uromi to survive.

In fact, he was reduced to a mere cheer leader under Don Etiebet鈥檚 party, CPC, between 1997 and 1998.

And when he returned to 鈥渂usiness鈥� under Obasanjo post-1999 as 鈥淢r. Fix It鈥�, your dad characteristically exacted a pound of flesh by ensuring the garrulous apostle of 鈥淜abukabu diplomacy鈥� was in Siberia in Edo politics and national PDP.

So, Ose, how dare you now mention Ikimi鈥檚 name and your dad鈥檚 in the same breadth?!

Lastly, I noticed your roll-call of 鈥渨itnesses鈥� are mostly PDP members. Hmm.

But aren鈥檛 you ashamed these same PDP folks whom your dad 鈥渆mpowered鈥� in Edo in his time were not even charitable enough to gift you PDP ticket when you contested the PDP primaries in Edo in 2022?

Hmmm. Pikin wey no get sense!!!

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