Late Gen. Abacha |
Gumsu Sani Abacha is the eldest daughter of a
late Head-of-State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Gen Sani Abacha.
Today, June 8 marked the 18th year of the former head-of-state death
and she celebrated her dark-goggled dad on Instagram. She posted with his
picture:
late Head-of-State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Gen Sani Abacha.
Today, June 8 marked the 18th year of the former head-of-state death
and she celebrated her dark-goggled dad on Instagram. She posted with his
picture:
“18 years since you left us. May aljannah firdaus be your final abode. Amin.
..I miss you everyday with time i see so much of you in me.. never believed
when ppl say we look alike…I am proud to be your daughter. I will do
everything in my power to uphold our name…you were loving and caring. You
always wanted the best for us..and for nigeria. #gallant #infantry #418.”(sic)
..I miss you everyday with time i see so much of you in me.. never believed
when ppl say we look alike…I am proud to be your daughter. I will do
everything in my power to uphold our name…you were loving and caring. You
always wanted the best for us..and for nigeria. #gallant #infantry #418.”(sic)
Then, she ended with a quote from her father: “power and authority
belongs to Allah and only him can decide the future with certainty but
absolutely I don’t have any intention to perpetuate my self in power”—
General Sani Abacha.
belongs to Allah and only him can decide the future with certainty but
absolutely I don’t have any intention to perpetuate my self in power”—
General Sani Abacha.
After some hours, she posted this with another of his picture:
“Today in History: Gen. Sani Abacha Died
After Brief illness. The Abacha administration became the first to record
unprecedented economic achievements: he oversaw an increase in the country’s
foreign exchange reserves from $494 million in 1993 to $9.6 billion by the
middle of 1997, reduced the external debt of Nigeria from $36 billion in 1993
to $27 billion by 1997, brought all the controversial privatization programs of
the Babangida administration to halt, reduced an inflation rate of 54%
inherited from Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida to 8.5% between 1993 and 1998, all
while the nation’s primary commodity, oil was at an average of $15 per barrel.On June 8, 1998, General Sani Abacha, the then Head of State took ill and died.”
After Brief illness. The Abacha administration became the first to record
unprecedented economic achievements: he oversaw an increase in the country’s
foreign exchange reserves from $494 million in 1993 to $9.6 billion by the
middle of 1997, reduced the external debt of Nigeria from $36 billion in 1993
to $27 billion by 1997, brought all the controversial privatization programs of
the Babangida administration to halt, reduced an inflation rate of 54%
inherited from Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida to 8.5% between 1993 and 1998, all
while the nation’s primary commodity, oil was at an average of $15 per barrel.On June 8, 1998, General Sani Abacha, the then Head of State took ill and died.”