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Wednesday 7th July, 2021 PRESS RELEASE 23 YEARS AFTER: WE JUST CANNOT FORGET MKO July 7 marks the 23rd anniversary of the murder of Chief MKO Abiola, the man popularly elected by Nigerians as president on June 12, 1993. It was an election widely accepted as transparent, free and fair. It was also a watershed […]
Continue ReadingWhen the going was good. In the front row of this photo were, from left: Chief MKO Abiola, General Sani Abacha and Sir Michael Otedola. At their rear was Major General Abdulkareem Adisa also in military uniform like General Sani Abacha. This looked like when Sir Michael Otedola was the governor of Lagos State around […]
Continue ReadingIt is a matter of irony that President Muhammadu Buhari, who was decidedly hostile to Chief Moshood Abiola when he was our military Head of State, is the one to honour my old boss by recognising June 12 as a national holiday. On Wednesday, June 12, the first time the day was marked by the […]
Continue ReadingChief Olusegun Obasanjo and the late Chief MKO Abiola were both old boys of Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta in Ogun state. This picture must have been taken in the 1950s. Those who knew them growing up said they used to be friends until much later in life when politics led to disagreements. (Image: Olufamous)
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