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naija234: 10:27pm On Feb 17, 2009
HOW IT ALL STARTED - THE EMPEROR OF LAGOS STORY

“ASIWAJU” BOLA AHMED TINUBU

EPISODE ONE
When the election of 1993, which was adjudged the fairest and freest in the history of
Nigeria, was annulled by the then Military President, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, a lot of
manipulations took place by both the military and civilians alike.
Two of the principal actors in that terrible period are the immediate past Governor of Lagos
State, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu and a present Commissioner in the state, Senator
Afikuyomi. The two of them were working directly with the Late MKO Abiola. Incidentally,
Tinubu was a major participant in the plan that removed the Interim Head of State, Chief
Earnest Shonekan from office, although, he is now a self-confessed democrat. It is however
on record that the same Tinubu wanted the regime of Abacha to last for the period of at least
2years because he was penciled down to be a Federal Minister.
Abacha/Diya regime came to forte on the 17 Nov 1993 and by 18 Nov; the Late MKO Abiola
visited Gen Diya at his McDonald Road Chief of Defence Staff official residence in company
of Bola Tinubu and Afikuyomi. Apparently, MKO Abiola was there to hand over the list of
his nominees as Minister and the list included that of Bola Tinubu and Afikuyomi. However,
problem started when Abacha refused to grant the request of Tinubu to have the Finance
Ministry and Afikuyomi to have Communications Ministry. Abacha was ready to give them
any other Ministries but not Finance and Communications. As a result, the battle line was
drawn between the duo and Abacha regime.

It was apparent that it was Tinubu and Afikuyomi that instigated Abiola to begin to foment
trouble and to begin to demand for his mandate. Perhaps,if the duo had been granted their
request of becoming Finance and Communication Ministers, Abiola would have been alive.
When a conditional bail was considered for Abiolaʼs released in 1996, it was the same
Tinubu that persuaded Late Kudirat to reject the bail on behalf of Abiola. Really, Abiola and
the family thought Tinubu was a sincere fellow. Little did they know that Tinubu was only
using the situation to feather his own nest.

Read Other Episodes on http://naija234..com

mustafar1: 10:29pm On Feb 17, 2009
what are your "facts" based on?
Lagosboy: 8:11am On Feb 18, 2009
Me not a fan of Tinubu but the posts on this topic on your blog lacks any intellectual depth nor evidence/facts. It seems like a mixture of some truth we all know with falsehood. You have created doubts and skeptism in the minds of readers by not doing your hardwork well before posting this unfoundable allegations in here.

Oyinlola says Tinubu wanted to be his deputy governor in Lagos and you say abiola nominated him for Minister!! Well the truth might be somewhere in between and only God knows!!
desgiezd(m): 9:48am On Feb 18, 2009
Looks like the sort of story one finds in Com Newspaper. Shameful that the poster could not even utilise his brain to dig up convincing facts that would make an interesting reading. As a former senator, Tinubu had already made a name for himself politically before the emergence of Abacha as a head of state.
MrCrackles(m): 9:51am On Feb 18, 2009
desgiezd:

Looks like the sort of story one finds in Com Newspaper. Shameful that the poster could not even utilise his brain to dig up convincing facts that would make an interesting reading.

Oh no!!!! grin cheesy
Re: The Emperor Of Lagos - How It Al Started by Nobody: 10:07am On Feb 18, 2009
It was apparent that it was Tinubu and Afikuyomi that instigated Abiola to begin to foment
trouble and to begin to demand for his mandate

As much as I still see Tinubu and especially Abiola as very corrupt beings, I will always stand on the side of Abiola for demanding his mandate. He might have been instigated to demand that, but it will always be a just and the right move.

Abiola failed nigerians in the past and he tried so hard to make it up (maybe) by speaking up in the face of tyranny.
comfort3: 1:45pm On Feb 18, 2009
:-x
naija234: 2:00pm On Feb 18, 2009
Well now all of you wanna tal aight? but b4 u do, like lagosboy says "NO Proof"
Why don't check the documents on the blog
http://naija234..com
more of such documents is coming soon
Lagosboy: 2:09pm On Feb 18, 2009
The documents on your blog i have checked in the morning and they are just Inec forms.

where is the finance documents, properties abroad, the house on Bourdillon i know very well and so does the whole of lagos. I cant see any substance in your allegations altho i would love to see it.
desgiezd(m): 2:37pm On Feb 18, 2009
What a way to popularise one's website!!
naija234: 4:03pm On Feb 18, 2009
Of all things to popularize is a blog not even a website, dnt u think dat is somehow? Give me a domain n web space and i will design a full website
to populate this truth all over again.

For lagosboy n other be patient, i'll give you every details Properties mmore than u ever know, financial trails n transfers, details home n abroad, even details u never tot of, juust keep following the blog on http://naija234..com
comfort3: 5:50am On Feb 19, 2009
:-x
Lagosboy: 7:51am On Feb 19, 2009
When you have it post it here. You should have been patient yourself to have it before posting a piece that casts doubt on your person and intention. That is a rule in journalism - if u want to go for the kill go for it outright not in piece meal!!!
naija234: 1:59pm On Feb 19, 2009
Ho! so you the rules of journalism, if them y do u now think i should post all my facts at once wen u dnt even knw wat i have till you see, dnt b in a hurry
am posting a knew shocker very soon, just follow the blog , dnt lets rush it, facts are mearnt to surface nt just pop out 2 ur face

Now d is , in d attachment

naija234: 2:08pm On Feb 19, 2009
Ho! so you the rules of journalism, if them y do u now think i should post all my facts at once wen u dnt even knw wat i have till you see, dnt b in a hurry
am posting a knew shocker very soon, just follow the blog , dnt lets rush it, facts are mearnt to surface nt just pop out 2 ur face

Now d is , in d attachment

Follow the Blog    http://naija234..com

spikedcylinder: 2:30pm On Feb 19, 2009
So according to this, Tinubu and Afikuyomi basically bought the poison that killed Abiola?
naija234: 8:34pm On Feb 21, 2009
Well as per who or where the poison was bought, you could dig deep by logging on to http://naija234..com
to see the PART TWO of this whole story
cheesy

Follow the Blog - SPread The Truth to the WOrld - Http://naija234..com
More to come on it than you can imagine
noetic(m): 10:02pm On Feb 21, 2009
and y is ur blog filled with just tinubu stories. . . . . .ur intentions and sponsors are not too hard to know. . . .
naija234: 11:18pm On Feb 21, 2009
My intensions are plain and simple, SPREAD THE TRUTH ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR FACTS, Don't be suprised, my blog culd fall on your next-door person, even you by tomorrow,

Keep Fllowing the blog, you never can tell who's story clicks into the current one on the BLOG

http://naija234..com
naija234: 11:11pm On Feb 26, 2009
Get full gist about Naija politicians on
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Fully loaded with real stories with backup documents

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