“He was ready to go against anyone, including himself” — ex-chief of staff Aliyu reveals how Abdulsalami shut down military plan to extend tenure

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

The chairman of the organising committee, Maj. Gen. Abdul Aliyu (retd) has revealed how former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar decisively shut down growing pressure within the military to extend his six-month transition programme, telling his then chief security officer: “It is my duty and my task to make decisions on behalf of the country and…