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Recently, former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) itted that the late Basorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola won the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

The June 12 election has been a heated topic with different s of the events narrated by different parties.


However, in his autobiography: “A Journey in Service,” which was launched in Abuja, the former President said he was convinced that Abiola won.

This is according to Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s immediate past Vice President, who reviewed the book.


“He also answers the question whether Abiola actually won the June 12 election, and I quote him, ‘although I am on record to have stated after the election that Abiola may not have won the election, upon deeper reflection and a closer examination of all available facts, particularly the detailed election results, which are published as an appendix to this book, there was no doubt that MKO Abiola won the June 12 elections,” Osinbajo said.

In a statement, Kola Abiola on behalf of the family of late MKO Abiola, said the memoir reopened painful memories of the tragic events of the annulled election.

The Abiola family insisted that the lessons from the annulled June 12 election have not been learnt.

Abiola expressed the family’s disbelief at how long it took Babangida to publicly acknowledge what the world already knew.

“It took the former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, an incredibly long 32 years to confirm what the whole world knew all along—that Bashorun MKO Abiola won the 1993 presidential election,” Kola said.

Abiola noted that the June 12 election’s significance extended beyond just his family, stressing that many other families were directly impacted by the annulment, and numerous lives were lost in its aftermath.

“There were so many other families directly affected and lives lost as a result of the annulment, not to mention the profound impact on the unity and economic development of our great country, Nigeria, to date,” he said.

https://dailytrust.com/memoir-youve-reopened-old-wounds-abiolas-family-tackles-ibb/

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Recently, former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) itted that the late Basorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola won the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

The June 12 election has been a heated topic with different s of the events narrated by different parties.


However, in his autobiography: “A Journey in Service,” which was launched in Abuja, the former President said he was convinced that Abiola won.

This is according to Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s immediate past Vice President, who reviewed the book.


“He also answers the question whether Abiola actually won the June 12 election, and I quote him, ‘although I am on record to have stated after the election that Abiola may not have won the election, upon deeper reflection and a closer examination of all available facts, particularly the detailed election results, which are published as an appendix to this book, there was no doubt that MKO Abiola won the June 12 elections,” Osinbajo said.

In a statement, Kola Abiola on behalf of the family of late MKO Abiola, said the memoir reopened painful memories of the tragic events of the annulled election.

The Abiola family insisted that the lessons from the annulled June 12 election have not been learnt.

Abiola expressed the family’s disbelief at how long it took Babangida to publicly acknowledge what the world already knew.

“It took the former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, an incredibly long 32 years to confirm what the whole world knew all along—that Bashorun MKO Abiola won the 1993 presidential election,” Kola said.

Abiola noted that the June 12 election’s significance extended beyond just his family, stressing that many other families were directly impacted by the annulment, and numerous lives were lost in its aftermath.

“There were so many other families directly affected and lives lost as a result of the annulment, not to mention the profound impact on the unity and economic development of our great country, Nigeria, to date,” he said.



https://dailytrust.com/memoir-youve-reopened-old-wounds-abiolas-family-tackles-ibb/

Kola, I hope say you don share the money give your other brothers? No be to dey here dey talk about old wounds

Kola still dey Tight-fisted, unfriendly and a direct opposite of MKO

Only the ibos did not agree Abiola won! They are currently doing research how they will blame Awolowo for the coup ojukwu and his bro ironsi triggered!

Shivisee1:

Na every of your family be grinding

Can you stop fouling this thread with your demented ignorance!!

If abiola was an Igbo, the family would have demanded 10 trillion naira from babangida for damages.

They should rest,MKO wasn't sworn in.

Abiola made only two mistakes he made a lot of friends with d military and they later chop him eyes.... The 2nd mistake was that he married many wives.... And fathered many children

Make una shut up una papa was CIA agent

Not surprised at all.
At least, the core North, North Central, South South and the South West all spoke with one voice on this except the South East whose sons were a tool in the hands of the military in truncating the electoral process through ABN, Association For Better Nigeria. Athur Nzeribe, Uche Chukwumerije, Walter Ofonagoro and co.

IBB has stirred the hornet's nest.He should alert his lawyers to be prepared for multidimensional litigations.

They call person Maradona

Una thinks say na joke

Oakenshield:
Make una shut up una papa was CIA agent

no be only cia na fbi

Shivisee1:
Only the ibos did not agree Abiola won! They are currently doing research how they will blame Awolowo for the coup ojukwu and his bro ironsi triggered!

Igbophobia

Okkkkk. Ogundipe people i hail una

Babangida IBB is a silly old man trying to twist the history he himself alone made. Blaming everyone else but himself in his silly autobiography.

He wasn't sworn in,

Who power no dey sweet for body?
But this IBB commit abacha for real

Shivisee1:
Only the ibos did not agree Abiola won! They are currently doing research how they will blame Awolowo for the coup ojukwu and his bro ironsi triggered!

That memoir was the best thing any Nigeria past leader had ever done.
We have been in the dark over so many things until IBB released that book. While people are saying there are lies in the book, non of the actors like Obasanjo, Buhari, Gowon and TY Danjuma have come out to debunk any of the stories in the book

And he cashed out in billions while doing it

Maradona of our time.
What a great General and Legend

After IBB. No more coups till now
Living till his old age to tell his side
Give it to him. The Man is Fantastic

Streetdoctor:
Okkkkk. Ogundipe people i hail una

Anybody can claim anything, it doesn't make their claim to be true. Would Yorubas prosecute Al Mustapha on their own if the law is helpless against him? Nonsense

Shivisee1:
Only the ibos did not agree Abiola won! They are currently doing research how they will blame Awolowo for the coup ojukwu and his bro ironsi triggered!

Everyone agreed that MK Abiola won, but that is not topic here.
Every thread on nairaland, you will quickly find give it tribal colouration.
Rest abeg

DEHVEHLOP:
Flat headed président would have been worse than IBB


owamudiac konehead Baba agbalagba agbaya ti ko ni ise se...you don't too old for all these o






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This Abiola family has to be the most attention seeking people in the world. Why can't we ever rest? Everyday Abiola Abiola Abiola. Is he the first person who died in Nigeria? Lots of people died during power struggle in the 60s, 70s and 80s we never hear from their families

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Flat headed président would have been worse than IBB









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