{"id":200091,"date":"2026-06-13T13:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/we-lost-many-comrades-gov-sani-kicks-against-comparing-democracy-with-military-tyranny"},"modified":"2026-06-13T13:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:52:02","slug":"we-lost-many-comrades-gov-sani-kicks-against-comparing-democracy-with-military-tyranny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/we-lost-many-comrades-gov-sani-kicks-against-comparing-democracy-with-military-tyranny","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We lost many comrades\u2019 \u2013 Gov Sani kicks against comparing democracy with military tyranny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has kicked against comparing democratic dispensation with military tyranny.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring in an interview on Arise Television\u2019s \u2018Prime Time\u2019 on Friday, Sani said Nigeria lost a lot of comrades during military dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p>He said that many of those making such comparisons either have a military background or did not actively participate in the struggle for the return of democracy and the rule of law in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The governor urged Nigerians to continue to believe in democracy and work towards strengthening it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo there is no basis for comparing military rule with democratic governance. At that time of military tyranny, many journalists and other comrades were tortured and killed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNumber two, recall that in the course of our struggle, MKO Abiola\u2019s wife lost her life precisely on June 4, 1996 in Lagos, she was killed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur leader, MKO Abiola himself who won the most freest and fairest election in the country, also died in captivity on July 7, 1998.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, for me, when you look at most of those instances and incidents, we lost a lot of our comrades, so nobody should compare democratic dispensation and military tyranny,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has kicked against comparing democratic dispensation with military tyranny. Featuring in an interview on Arise Television\u2019s \u2018Prime Time\u2019 on Friday, Sani said Nigeria lost a lot of comrades during military dictatorship. 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