June 12: Gov Uba Sani stood for us during our years in prison in struggle for democracy – Shehu Sani

A renown human rights activist, Senator Shehu Sani, on Friday, clarified his statement at the Democracy Day event, saying that Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State was the man who stood by them during their years in prison in the struggle for June 12 actualization and restoration of democracy in Nigeria in the 1990s.

Shehu Sani speaking on Democracy Day

Sani also declared that “the history of the June 12 struggle is incomplete without mentioning the role played by Professor Oby Ezekwesili, Prof Jibril Ibrahim, late Arthur Nwakwo, Nkoyo Toyo, President Sowore, Segun Mayegun, James Bawa Magaji, Nasir Kura, Awwal Rafsanjani, Late Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Yohanna Madaki, Gambo Sawaba, Barister Bamidele Oturu, late Solomon Lar, Dan Suleiman, Ndubuisi Kanu and late Dr. Fredrick Fasheun.

According to Sani, @ShehuSani

“I wish to make this correction erroneously published in some media houses.

“What I said at the venue of the democracy day event was that the Man who stood for us during our years in prison in the 90s was the Present Governor of Kaduna State and NOT the immediate past one.

“Governor Uba maintained the contact between us and our families and took the baton of the struggle to Northern Nigeria.

“He kept in touch with the pro democracy and progressive forces until he was later nabbed by the DSS, released and again arrested and beaten by the Police.

“Falana, Mike Ozekhome, Femi Aborishade, Col Umar, Mrs Obe, Mrs Odumakin, John Danfulani, Kalat Ali, Nike Kuti and Agbakoba can attest to this.

“The former Kaduna Governor is unknown during the struggle.

“The history of the June 12 struggle is incomplete without mentioning the role played by Professor Ezekwesili, Prof Jibril Ibrahim, late Arthur Nwakwo, Nkoyo Toyo, President Sowore, Segun Mayegun, James Bawa Magaji, Nasir Kura, Awwal Rafsanjani, Late Ezeife, Yohanna Madaki, Gambo Sawaba, Barister Bamidele Oturu, Solomon Lar, Dan Suleiman, Ndubuisi Kanu and Dr Fredrick Fasheun.”