The number one topic in the polity at the moment is June 12, 1993 election, adjudged as freest and fairest in the history of the country.

The issue of the election regained prominence following the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day by President Muhammadu Buhari and the posthumous GCFR award conferred on MKO Abiola, presumed winner of the election.

The election was between Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention (NRC) and Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) chaired by Humphrey Nwosu (pictured) declared the results in only 14 states before the regime of former military president Ibrahim Babaginda annulled the exercise.

According to unofficial results, Tofa got a total of 5,952,087 (41.64%) of votes nationwide while Abiola, running on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), scored 8,341,309 (58.36%).

The total vote cast was 14,293,396. Abiola won 19 of the 30 states, leaving Tofa with 11 states.

https://www.thecable.ng/flashback-full-result-controversial-june-12-93-election

Tofa won in almost all the South East states except Anambra? Mmmmmh..... Could it be why most/some of my brothers and sisters are not happy since yesterday?

So Igbo abandoned Yoruba then and vote for Hausa.

odiks:
Tofa won in almost all the South East states except Anambra? Mmmmmh..... Could it be why most/some of my brothers and sisters are not happy since yesterday?

Did they tell you that they are not happy? And are you sure that they are your brothers and sisters as you claimed?

muykem:
So Igbo abandoned Yoruba then and vote for Hausa.

Abiola was never popular with Igbos

I am just wandering how the unity of nigeria was shown in the voting pattern. This was the most free and fair voting result .

You guys should please stop opening old wounds, it's gone and it's part of history.

We were kids then and now adults, I can still remember oso abiola.
Let's just forget this please.
It wasn't easy then.

Wow! What a funny world. So ibos did not vote for Abiola and they have been shouting that Yoruba people betrayed the South. Hypocrisy! These people have always hated Yoruba people. The hate is in their blood. Yoruba people must be careful and stay away from them.
Wow! Unbelievable!

deedeedee1:
Wow! What a funny world. So ibos did not vote for Abiola and they have been shouting that Yoruba people betrayed the South. Hypocrisy! These people have always hated Yoruba people. The hate is in their blood. Yoruba people must be careful and stay away from them.
Wow! Unbelievable!

Do not go that far please, Igbos especially Anambra voted massively for Abiola especially for SDP then.
No hate, just some disoriented yoots trying to deceive you but can't decipher from your belief.
Most Igbos of that 1993 generation who voted for Abiola SDP still feel cheated, forget what you see on Nairaland,

ORIENTATION101:
so igbos were the real saboteur in southern Nigeria against all the noise on nairaland.
abiola won all south south except rivers state but lost all south east except anambra

It is all part of our history, let's forget this.
I can still remember 1993/4 in Lagos as a kid. Wasn't easy

Abiola was a Muslim - Muslim ticket
Tofa was a moslem - xtian ticket,

go figure.

kingzizzy:


Abiola was never popular with Igbos

See this one changing goal post. Thought you people were talking about voting massively for abiola na. And Yoruba are not wailing that you people did not vote their son but you people keep wailing that Yoruba did not vote Jonathan that is now even your son.

African101:
I thought naIraland igbos use to call the Yorubas hausa/fulani asslicker? This is the time to have advance knowledge about history.

Lol, seems you don't know that hausas know that the igbos are their real ass lickers. They only call Yoruba slave cos they thought Yoruba want to steal their slavery position. They want it back at all cost.

DrGoodman:
Abiola was a Muslim - Muslim ticket
Tofa was a moslem - xtian ticket,

go figure.

so everything is all about religion to you people ? though im not surprised sha .

DrGoodman:
Abiola was a Muslim - Muslim ticket
Tofa was a moslem - xtian ticket,

go figure.

Nigerians voted for a Muslim-muslim ticket, IBB killed this country for annulling the freest and fairest election in this country.

People have right to their electoral choice

Yyeske:
Do not go that far please, Igbos especially Anambra voted massively for Abiola especially for SDP then.
No hate, just some disoriented yoots trying to deceive you but can't decipher from your belief.
Most Igbos of that 1993 generation who voted for Abiola SDP still feel cheated, forget what you see on Nairaland,

There is nothing massive in that anambra vote. 159k-212k votes

Yyeske:
We were kids then and now adults, I can still remember oso abiola.
Let's just forget this please.
It wasn't easy then.

That oso abiola always remind me of how coward igbos are

Yyeske:
Nigerians voted for a Muslim-muslim ticket, IBB killed this country for annulling the freest and fairest election in this country.

IBB may have done the right thing. But your Yoruba people are so afraid to ask why.

Pigsandidiots:
Nope, this result shows the hypocrisy of igbo race.

No, don't judge every Igbo by what silly comment you read online.

deedeedee1:
Wow! What a funny world. So ibos did not vote for Abiola and they have been shouting that Yoruba people betrayed the South. Hypocrisy! These people have always hated Yoruba people. The hate is in their blood. Yoruba people must be careful and stay away from them.
Wow! Unbelievable!

And they will be the one to first shout how they hate them.

DrGoodman:


IBB may have done the right thing. But your Yoruba people are so afraid to ask why.

I am Igbo so stop embarrassing your lineage

DrGoodman:


No, everything is not religion to you people and you cannot attend churches? Hypocrite.

whats this one saying ? go and do more research about the yorubas and our religious maturity ? you cant find a well brought up yoruba guy attacking another religion because he/she will definitely have someone on the family practising a different religion

Pigsandidiots:
That oso abiola always remind me of how coward igbos are

Nobody wants a repeat, this happened in the 1990s Lagos

DrGoodman:


See this Afonjigijigi

Its in the blood, you cannot hide your identity

The tiger marks, sorry, tribal marks on your face gave you out

Kids on nairaland piss me off, go for your mates please