By Motunrayo
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter
Obi, has presented evidence of his past engagement with the late Head of State,
General Sani Abacha.
Obi maintained that his interaction with Abacha was strictly
professional and devoid of political motives.
In a public statement released on Wednesday via X, Obi
reaffirmed that he had never met Abacha before being co-opted into a task force
on port decongestion.
He explained that the meeting was initiated by a group of
traders and importers, including himself, who were concerned about the
prolonged delays in clearing goods at Nigerian ports.
鈥淥ur 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,鈥 Obi said.
He emphasized that the objective of the engagement was to
advocate for greater efficiency at the ports and propose measure