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“How Old Were You” – Farotimi Challenges X User Over 1993 Election Annulment Debate

Oluwadara Akingbohungbe
By Oluwadara Akingbohungbe
Published: February 22, 2025
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Prominent Nigerian lawyer and political commentator, Dele Farotimi, has ignited a discussion on historical awareness following his response to a social media user’s claim about the annulment of the 1993 presidential election.

Posting on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, Farotimi challenged the assertion that both the military ruler who annulled the election and the Nigerian people who “chose to remain passive” afterward shared equal responsibility.

The debate began when an X user argued that culpability should be shared, insisting that neither the military leader nor the public acted in isolation and that, at the time, there was a collective acceptance of the situation.

“Both the individual who annulled the election and the voters who chose to remain passive afterward are equally complicit and just as guilty as the one who initiated the annulment. We should stop this blame game, everyone consented at the time.”

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Farotimi, renowned for his critical views on governance and historical accountability, swiftly dismissed this perspective, challenging the user’s grasp of Nigeria’s political history.

His response, which has since gained significant traction, questioned the user’s familiarity with historical events, pointedly asking how old they were in 1993 to gauge their understanding of that era.

He asserted that, based on their argument, it was clear the user lacked historical knowledge and had a limited grasp of the subject they were attempting to discuss.

“How old were you in 1993? I ask so that I may gauge your knowledge of the history of the time, because on the evidence of the question you have asked, you are clearly not a student of history, and you have very limited understanding of what you have presumed to speak about.”

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