President-elect Bola Tinubu went down memory lane in recalling how he was granted political asylum in the United States during the regime of General Sani Abacha in 1995. DAILY TRUST reports
The President-elect was at the time a member of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), a group that gave the Abacha regime a tough time.Information Guide Nigeria
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Speaking during a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, Tinubu recalled how America sheltered him in the troubled days.NYSC Portal
Tunde Rahman, spokesman of the President-elect, disclosed this in a statement.NYSC Portal
“During the talks that lasted about 20 minutes, President-elect Tinubu spoke about his long and eventful sojourn in America, recalling how he was granted asylum by the US when, due to his determined struggle for democracy in Nigeria, he was forced into exile by the late General Sani Abacha’s military junta,” Rahman said.
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