Ex-senator Bennett Birabi faults Tinubu’s decision to honour Ogoni Nine
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 24/06/2025
Bennett Birabi, the former senator, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s decision to honour the Ogoni Nine during the Democracy Day celebrations on June 12. On June 12, Tinubu conferred national honours and granted a full state pardon to Ken Saro-Wiwa and the eight other members of the Ogoni Nine, nearly three decades after their execution under the military regime of Sani Abacha. In an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday, Birabi said the Ogoni nine were not martyrs but “killers” who exploited the poverty of the people. “I think the president was being misled and misadvised. What (…)
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