Nigeria, June 24 -- The account recently given by Governor Sule Lamido regarding the events during and after the annulment of the 12 June 1993 presidential election, is a distortion of history which borders on outright mischief. We must not allow historical revisionism to take root, especially on an issue as significant as June 12.

If Lamido, along with Tony Anenih and Abubakar Rimi, had stood firmly for the restoration of that democratic mandate, perhaps the tragedy that followed - the blatant subversion of the people's will - might have been averted. Instead, their complicity gave tacit support to the military establishment, empowering the likes of Generals Babangida and Abacha to carry out what can only be described as political sabot...