Former Chadian leader of the defunct opposition party FROLIANT, Mohamat Abba Sayed, has returned home after 32 years Asylum in Nigeria
The 70 year Mohamat Sayed was requested to return home by the Chadian President Idriss Derby who sent a delegation to bring him back to Ndjamena the nations capital from Maiduguri, Borno state where he had been living for the past 32 years.
A delegation led by Ambassador Abdaraman Mousa, who is the national mediator of Chad arrived Maiduguri International Airport today to take him back home without further delay.
Poinblanknews.com gathered tha sayed took refuge with former civil war hero, Late General Mamman Shuwa, since he escaped from his country amidst turbulent political conflict in 1980 during the regime of former president Husseine Habre.
The ex opposition leader said at the airport on his way back to his country’s capital, Ndjamena, that he would not go back to active politics, but would play an advisory role to younger politicians in Chad.
” All I want now is to go back home not to join active politics but to play an advisory role to younger politicians in Chad.” He said.
Borno state Deputy governor Zanna Umar Mustapha had received the Chadian delegation and promise to build on the existing cordial relationship between the people of the state and neighbouring Chad republic.