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...For a better society... Wednesday, July 28 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Politics Opinion Features Foreign News The Arts Sports Education Business Money/Market Travels/Tourism Property/Environment Columnists Apologise over June 12 or forget 2007, Soyinka tells IBB JOHN SHIKLAM, Kaduna THE ghost of the June 12, 1993 presidential election is still hunting former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida as Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka yesterday demanded that he apologised to Nigerians for insulting their sensibilities in annulling the polls. Soyinka said such apology was needed now rather than the Minna-born nursing a fresh presidential ambition for 2007 even as the literary icon noted that progressives have been mobilising to identify a credible presidential candidate for 2007. The June 12, 1993 polls was presumed to have been won by the late Chief M.K.O. Abiola of the defunct Social Democratic Party (PDP). Prof. Soyinka, who spoke at an interactive session with members of the Kaduna Discussion Group (KOG) in Kaduna said the speculated presidential ambition of Gen. Babangida is like a dream that can hardly be realised in Nigeria. He said what the former military leader needed to do is to tender an apology to Nigerians and ask for forgiveness from them before dreaming of staging a come-back as the president of the country. "Even after his apology, he would have to represent himself for public scrutiny for Nigerians to decide. "If he wants to start on a clean slate, he must apologise to this nation especially for thwarting the democratic wishes of the nation - the June 12 presidential elections," Soyinka said. Professor Soyinka said riding on the wave of having ruled the nation in the past was not an evidence to democratic credentials, maintaining that Nigerians can no longer be taken for an easy ride. Also, at another forum with Northern progressive, Prof. Soyinka said progressive elements in the country regardless of their political, religions or tribal inclinations are already mobilising to identify a credible presidential candidate for the 2007 elections. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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