The annulment of the presidential election held on June 12, 1993, was a regrettable oversight that was not supposed to occur, according to Prof. Jerry Gana, a former minister of information and national orientation.
Prof. Jerry Gana said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Nigeria’s democracy; the journey so far.
He said, “the former military president, retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, meant well by organising the election but some powerful forces made him annul it to suit their selfish interests.
“It was a tragic mistake, it should not have happened but since it happened may God help us to get out of it.
“Therefore, we must stay with democracy in order to better Nigeria because it delivers freedom, human rights and a good number of other things.
“What happened since all these years destroyed other countries when it happened there but we are still living together as a people.”
Gana added that, “many institutions such as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and others had been put in place to ensure good governance, fairness, justice and equity.
“It is not yet an uhuru, we are not there yet although a lot of progress has been made. Right now the right of people to vote and their votes be counted is there, so our democracy is being refined.”
