Abubakar Umar, a retired military leader who risked his career and life to fight for the validation of the June 12 election in 1993, has berated politicians for choosing self instead of working for the people. In statements in which he accepted the recent national honours bestowed on him by the government, Umar who saw himself detained and retired for his pro democracy role said President Bola Tinubu would do well to lead by example. According to him “this award will be doubly more meaningful if the democracy we all fought for delivers th
Abubakar Umar, a retired military leader who risked his career and life to fight for the validation of the June 12 election in 1993, has berated politicians for choosing self instead of working for the people. In statements in which he accepted the recent national honours bestowed on him by the government, Umar who saw himself detained and retired for his pro democracy role said President Bola Tinubu would do well to lead by example. According to him “this award will be doubly more meaningful if the democracy we all fought for delivers th