Maryam Sani Abacha Speaks On 27th Anniversary Of Husband’s Death
…Says “And the monies that my husband kept for Nigeria, in a few months, the monies vanished. People are not talking about that”
By The9jaTREND
The widow of General Sani Abacha, former Nigeria Military Head of State, Maryam Sani Abacha, has defended her husband’s legacy on the 27th anniversary of his passing.
The former First Lady made an appearance on TVC’s Politics on Sunday program on June 8.
During the program, the host asked her about the repatriation of funds stashed abroad by her late husband’s administration.
According to her, “Who is the witness of the monies that were being stashed?” Maryam Abacha retorted. “Did you see the signature or evidence of any money stashed abroad?”
She continued: “And the monies that my husband kept for Nigeria, in a few months, the monies vanished. People are not talking about that.
“Why are you blaming somebody for some…. Is that tribalism or religious programming, or what is the problem with Nigerians?
“I pray for Nigerians, I pray for all of us, I pray that we should have goodness in our hearts, we should stop telling lies and blaming people.
“Why are we so bad towards each other because somebody is a southerner, or somebody is a Muslim or Christian, somebody is nice… it’s not fair.”
She went on to tell the press that it is their job to “educate” the public and not to “bastardise” people.
“People are not that bad. When things are happening we’re not talking about it. 27 years ago and people are still asking about Abacha. Abacha must be very powerful, Abacha must be very loved by all of you, by all of Nigerians, by all of us. We thank God for that. You’re even talking about him. Alhamdulilah,” she added.
The host mentioned that aspects of the economy were stronger during Abacha’s administration, and Maryam Abacha seemed to agree.
“So where did he steal the money from? So where would he have stolen the money from?” She asked. “If he kept the money…”
The host told her that previous administrations told Nigerians that Abacha stashed funds abroad, and Maryam Abacha replied: “And because Nigerians are fools they listen to everything.
“Babangida doesn’t make Nigeria alone, Abacha does not make Nigeria alone, Abiola, everybody, nobody is big enough for Nigeria. We’re all very important. Even the single man on the street is important. We’re all human beings.
“For goodness sake, all this wahala should stop.”
