It is very funny that people try to shape narratives the way it favours their interest. And very disheartening that many people blindly repeat those narratives to make it look like truth. For the records, MKO Abiola was not a champion of our democarcy. He was a man that was fighting for his political interest to the point that many innocent poor Nigerians lost their lives. We did not return to democratic rule because of Abiola, infact, he was one of the people that fueled the prolonged military rule.

Please, facts should be set straight. The fight for democracy was fought majorly by pro-democracy groups: NADECO, G34 group etc. Many people lost their lives fighting for democracy, not necessarily for Abiola's mandate. We should know that Abiola had given up while in prison, the papers carried it when he said "I want to go home", but the Afenifere, seeing that Abacha had died felt that the coast was clear, think that with more pressure he could get the mandate. He was approached to let go of June 12 and come out to contest, but his brothers adviced him to remain in prison till his mandate was given to him. Those who were old enough to remember how the country was would attest that Nigeria was at breaking point. Somehow, he was removed from the scene and that ended the wahala. And I ask, who actually killed Abiola, who compelled him to remain on the cross fire in a time that the world was desperate to have Nigeria back to a new start. If you ask me, those that advised him to remain in prison after he had been pleaded to by world leaders to come out and contest again were the people that killed him. Where are those people today, are they not the ones that ran quickly to join the new parties and contested afresh.

So, my conclusion is that
1. Abiola was not a pro-democracy advocate. He was a man that benefited from the military misrule and by the time IBB genuinely wanted to return Nigeria to democracy, he was the one with the fat bank account to buy his way into party nomination.
2. Nigeria did not return to democracy because of him, rather it was because he was no more. If he had accepted the offer to come out from prison an contest afresh like Mandela, many people would not have died unnecessarily
3. We had democracy before he contested, infact, Our democracy was truncate because of interference of people like him
4. He did not care if people died because of his ambition, all he wanted was his dream be actualized - that is selfishness.

correct talk

Yoruba people are coming for your head

If MKO Abiola died for Democracy, he remains a Lamb for Democracy and not The Establisher of Democracy.

Redoil:
Yoruba people are coming for your head

This is why I dnt i d t like reading posts like dis. Nothing in ur brain at all to contribute.

Yoruba people know their son MKO very well. They know also that IBB is MKO's friend even in death. IBB didn't topple Abiola's Government, 'cos Abiola had no Government. IBB didn't topple any civilian Government at all. He toppled General Buhari, a Military like himself. IBB handed over to Shonekan, a Civilian Government. OBJ didn't topple civilian, he handed over to civilian(Shagari).
The Military Culprits in Nigerian History that actually make life a Hell for Nigerians are:-
1, Nzeogwu & co. He toppled our civilian forefathers.
2, Buhari & Abacha, toppled Civilian Shagari.
3, Abacha single handedly toppled civilian Shonekan.
Now, if APC would not want Buhari to repeat his History of always toppling constituted Government and seeking undue reelection by subterfuge, APC should please behave and stop manipulating Nigerians.

9jalyte:
It is very funny that people try to shape narratives the way it favours their interest. And very disheartening that many people blindly repeat those narratives to make it look like truth. For the records, MKO Abiola was not a champion of our democarcy. He was a man that was fighting for his political interest to the point that many innocent poor Nigerians lost their lives. We did not return to democratic rule because of Abiola, infact, he was one of the people that fueled the prolonged military rule.

Please, facts should be set straight. The fight for democracy was fought majorly by pro-democracy groups: NADECO, G34 group etc. Many people lost their lives fighting for democracy, not necessarily for Abiola's mandate. We should know that Abiola had given up while in prison, the papers carried it when he said "I want to go home", but the Afenifere, seeing that Abacha had died felt that the coast was clear, think that with more pressure he could get the mandate. He was approached to let go of June 12 and come out to contest, but his brothers adviced him to remain in prison till his mandate was given to him. Those who were old enough to remember how the country was would attest that Nigeria was at breaking point. Somehow, he was removed from the scene and that ended the wahala. And I ask, who actually killed Abiola, who compelled him to remain on the cross fire in a time that the world was desperate to have Nigeria back to a new start. If you ask me, those that advised him to remain in prison after he had been pleaded to by world leaders to come out and contest again were the people that killed him. Where are those people today, are they not the ones that ran quickly to join the new parties and contested afresh.

So, my conclusion is that
1. Abiola was not a pro-democracy advocate. He was a man that benefited from the military misrule and by the time IBB genuinely wanted to return Nigeria to democracy, he was the one with the fat bank account to buy his way into party nomination.
2. Nigeria did not return to democracy because of him, rather it was because he was no more. If he had accepted the offer to come out from prison an contest afresh like Mandela, many people would not have died unnecessarily
3. We had democracy before he contested, infact, Our democracy was truncate because of interference of people like him
4. He did not care if people died because of his ambition, all he wanted was his dream be actualized - that is selfishness.

You said the absolute truth...
All these sudden frenzy about Abiola is strong manipulation of the simple.

Abiola was never sworn in as president of Nigeria.

Don't miss that fact.

Redoil:
Yoruba people are coming for your head

This mofo doesn't have head at all.

Well said.
As a business man..Abiola was fighting for his own interest not democracy.