Nigeria - General Sani Abacha Speech Broadcast

(18 Aug 1994) Nigeria's military government ended speculation about whether it
would drop treason charges against presidential claimant Moshood
Abiola by saying it had no plans to intervene in his trial.
Military ruler General Sani Abacha also announced that he was
dissolving the leaderships of two striking oil workers' unions and
the trades union federation. His nationwide broadcast on Wednesday
(17/8) left Nigerians in no doubt that his administration was
ready to take tough action to try to end the country's worst
political crisis since a civil war in 1970.
SHOWS:
LAGOS, NIGERIA, 17/8
extracts from televised speech by general abacha, english sot saying
supporters of (jailed opposition politician) abiola broke the law,
and abiola's recent move in declaring himself president prompted
his arrest, and the government should not interfere in legal
process: he is committed to early return to civilian rule, he came
into office at time of crisis, and during past 9 months has had to
cope with unnecessary turmoil preventing return to civilian rule:
the government will deal strongly with anyone who threatens our
economic interests...
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