Former chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) Chief Tony Anenih, will tomorrow unveil his autobiography which gives insight into the events surrounding how the bid by the political class to reclaim the now infamous June 12 mandate was thwarted by the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha.
This comes more than 23 years after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, won by the late business mogul and candidate of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief M.K.O. Abiola. Anenih was national chairman of the party at the time.
According to a statement by Sufuyan Ojeifo, on behalf of the planning committee, the autobiography, titled: “My Life and Nigerian Politics”, is billed for public presentation at the International Conference Centre in Abuja on Saturday (tomorrow)
The book, according to the statement will be presented to the public by former Minister of Defence and foremost philanthropist, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma on a low-key occasion that will be chaired by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar.
According to Ojeifo, the book chronicles the life and times of the author, “most especially the political odysseys that have defined his persona”.
He added, “Anenih’s narrative, delivered in lucid prose, captures the various political events and developments that culminated in how Abiola won the presidential election, how the outcome of the election was annulled midway by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida and how the Interim National Government (ING), set up with Chief Ernest Shonekan as head to conduct another presidential election, was overthrown by Abacha.”