Emir of Zazzau was close to MKO Abiola than anyone else in the north-Shehu Sani

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt,Senator Shehu Sani has said that the late MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election once told him that the Emir of Zazzau was close to him than anyone else in the north. In a tweet on Tuesday,Sani said, Abiola personally told him years […]

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt,Senator Shehu Sani has said that the late MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election once told him that the Emir of Zazzau was close to him than anyone else in the north.

In a tweet on Tuesday,Sani said, Abiola personally told him years back that the Emir was the only confidant he has in the whole of the northern region of the country, stating that the late politician’s relationship with the Emir was personal. 

“In the whole of Northern Nigeria, the closest to Abiola and his close confidant was HRH, Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris.”

“Their relationship was not political, but personal, a truth, I was told by the President-elect, Chief MKO Abiola.”

In the whole of Northern Nigeria,the most closest to chief MKO Abiola and close confidant was HRH the Emir of Zazzau,Alhaji Shehu Idris.Their relationship was not political but personal.A truth I was told by the late President elect.

— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) June 12, 2018