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Jun 2 • 3 tweets • 1 min read
Let's go back a bit to Wole Soyinka's story about Tinubu and his role during the Abacha days. Let's not forget history, it won't be kind to us.
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How Tinubu in the NADECO days raised money from redeemable bonds and rice contracts from Taiwan.
Tinubu got a letter of recommendation from Wole Soyinka, he then approached the govt of Taiwan for the rice contract. The rice imports were sold across Africa to raise money for the revolution against Abacha.

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