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August 29th 1993: Sowore's Amazing Encounter With MKO Abiola 28 Years Ago Today by V7place(m): 12:45pm On Aug 29, 2021
Reason I stood behind Chief MKO Abiola on this day in 1993
The real story: Inside his expansive living room on Toyin Street in Ikeja, we were ushered into a gathering of politicians holding a “strategy session” to ask MKO Abiola to tone down his challenge against General Ibrahim Babangida and his military cohorts after they annulled Nigeria’s freest election held on June 12 1993. I was obviously the “poorest” person in the room on that fateful day (I had on bathroom slippers).




It was my first time meeting Chief Abiola in person but he recognised me and said “oh Student leader, welcome to our meeting what should we do now as my friends have annulled the People’s mandate.?

I quickly took the opportunity to lambast the politicians seated. I told Chief Abiola his real enemies are right there in the room with him and that they just busy collecting his money but not fighting forbthe restoration of his mandate. Chief Abiola was uncomfortable and tried changing the topic by praising my organising efforts in fighting for the restoration of his June 12 mandate. He quickly dragged a massive bag containing cash and proceeded to give our team N800k saying it was a token for our “transportation.”

I politely rejected the cash haul telling him, jocularly, that first we didn’t come to visit him in a jumbo jet so the issue of a jumbo transportation fund won’t arise, in fact I doubt that the SUG bus we took there was worth N300k in those days, I was firm im telling him our struggle wasn’t for his sake and that our fight was not for him but the future of Nigeria.




The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) did not even believe in Babangida’s transition program but our position regarding democratic rule though was sacrosanct hence our position on the criminal annulment of the June 12 elections.

Having done my little damage to the greedy politicians in Abiola’s living room (don’t forget so many of them were clutching to cash hauls collected from Abiola right there) our team decided to leave but something rare happened, Chief Anthony Enahoro who was also in attendance angrily got up and told Chief Abiola he.....

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Re: August 29th 1993: Sowore's Amazing Encounter With MKO Abiola 28 Years Ago Today by gasparpisciotta: 12:52pm On Aug 29, 2021
Lesson from the story: Sowore inadvertently is one of those that killed MKO by advising and supporting him to declare himself President of Nigeria.
Re: August 29th 1993: Sowore's Amazing Encounter With MKO Abiola 28 Years Ago Today by WhizdomXX(m): 12:59pm On Aug 29, 2021
gasparpisciotta:
Lesson from the story: Sowore inadvertently is one of those that killed MKO by advising and supporting him to declare himself President of Nigeria.

May your Children live to see your statement.

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Re: August 29th 1993: Sowore's Amazing Encounter With MKO Abiola 28 Years Ago Today by gasparpisciotta: 1:20pm On Aug 29, 2021
WhizdomXX:

May your Children live to see your statement.


Many Politicians out of naivety or selfishness refused to negotiate MKO out of trouble despite the ominous signs. But are quick to associate with the struggle despite the role they played in the travails of MKO.

Declaring oneself President is an act of treason in Nigeria’s constitution.
Re: August 29th 1993: Sowore's Amazing Encounter With MKO Abiola 28 Years Ago Today by SUGARCyprian247: 2:20pm On Aug 29, 2021
[color=#550000][/color]Omo e don tey wey sowore start o.



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Re: August 29th 1993: Sowore's Amazing Encounter With MKO Abiola 28 Years Ago Today by Fahdiga(m): 2:23pm On Aug 29, 2021
Sowore has paid his dues
Re: August 29th 1993: Sowore's Amazing Encounter With MKO Abiola 28 Years Ago Today by Educationalserv: 2:24pm On Aug 29, 2021
V7place:
Reason I stood behind Chief MKO Abiola on this day in 1993
The real story: Inside his expansive living room on Toyin Street in Ikeja, we were ushered into a gathering of politicians holding a “strategy session” to ask MKO Abiola to tone down his challenge against General Ibrahim Babangida and his military cohorts after they annulled Nigeria’s freest election held on June 12 1993. I was obviously the “poorest” person in the room on that fateful day (I had on bathroom slippers).




It was my first time meeting Chief Abiola in person but he recognised me and said “oh Student leader, welcome to our meeting what should we do now as my friends have annulled the People’s mandate.?

I quickly took the opportunity to lambast the politicians seated. I told Chief Abiola his real enemies are right there in the room with him and that they just busy collecting his money but not fighting forbthe restoration of his mandate. Chief Abiola was uncomfortable and tried changing the topic by praising my organising efforts in fighting for the restoration of his June 12 mandate. He quickly dragged a massive bag containing cash and proceeded to give our team N800k saying it was a token for our “transportation.”

I politely rejected the cash haul telling him, jocularly, that first we didn’t come to visit him in a jumbo jet so the issue of a jumbo transportation fund won’t arise, in fact I doubt that the SUG bus we took there was worth N300k in those days, I was firm im telling him our struggle wasn’t for his sake and that our fight was not for him but the future of Nigeria.




The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) did not even believe in Babangida’s transition program but our position regarding democratic rule though was sacrosanct hence our position on the criminal annulment of the June 12 elections.

Having done my little damage to the greedy politicians in Abiola’s living room (don’t forget so many of them were clutching to cash hauls collected from Abiola right there) our team decided to leave but something rare happened, Chief Anthony Enahoro who was also in attendance angrily got up and told Chief Abiola he.....

Source:https://www.instagram.com/p/CTJ_MyJLhpU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
cheif propagandist of fake new in Nigeria. Sahara reporter.
Re: August 29th 1993: Sowore's Amazing Encounter With MKO Abiola 28 Years Ago Today by Blackfire(m): 3:29pm On Aug 29, 2021
Rubbish
A coup plotter financiar and a serial laser



That is what I see
Re: August 29th 1993: Sowore's Amazing Encounter With MKO Abiola 28 Years Ago Today by babzo(m): 3:37pm On Aug 29, 2021
Blackfire:
Rubbish
A coup plotter financiar and a serial laser



That is what I see

And you are who sir

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