His book said he never annulled the election, and that Abacha did. His book acknowledged that Abiola won both the election and the required spread across all zones.
He maintained that he was the one who conducted a free and fair election which produced Abiola, while blaming Abacha as the one who annulled the election.
Thereโs no single role Abacha played both in the military and otherwise that wasnโt in IBBโs interest. Abacha was the only military representative in the civilian cabinet made up of 32 members. Who constituted the civilian government? IBB did. Who replaced IBB when the military took over again, Abacha of course, same guy he put as a representative in the civilian government he constituted.
Now, whoโs Abacha to IBB? Abacha was a powerful soldier who played a major role in the 1985 coup that brought IBB to power.