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Nigeria's president, Bola Tinubu has celebrated MKO Abiola on his 25th death anniversary today, IGBERETV reports.

Tinubu's post on Twitter read;

"Today, our nation honors the sacrifice and example of a true hero, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, 25 years after his sad demise. A true champion of democracy, his courage and integrity, complete dedication to public service, exemplified the highest ideals of our great nation. His legacy endures and his message of hope echoes still. May Allah SWT grant him mercy and increase his rewards."

https://twitter.com/officialABAT/status/1677319315224182784?t=37RD42cjx8PxwOm8QuB2WQ&s=19

IBB should have just handed over...but the Northern guys were threatening fire and brimstone, and Nigeria was in a scary place that 1993.

But honestly, I do not understand why Northern governors in 1993 were threatening fire and brimstone if MKO took over. At best he had 4 years to do his thing, and if he messed up, he got thrown out. 8 years even. But fire and brimstone, and then we got a 'Interim government' and then Abacha came and swept away everything in Nov 1993. Four years later, Abacha was essentially running a personality cult. (It got so bad that people were wearing Abacha badges, buying Abacha televsion and cooking with Abacha stove. And you best not talk out too loud against the man).

We got 5 more years of army rule because some people could not wait 8 years for their turn, and could not accept defeat and were stoking the spirit of 1966-70.

That's when I understood that Nigerians are not interested in development, but only in their side winning.

(I didn't expect MKO to do great...I just wanted us to have civilian government like all our African neighbours. Benin, Ghana, etc were having presidental elections, presidents getting sworn in, and here we were in Nigeria...)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpSE2529EX0

It's already 25years, omo I don old oooo

MKO, A president that never rule .
May his soul continue to rest in peace

Hope '93 now Renewed Hope

of what value is this trash to me that it made it to FP

RIP Bashorun..

Old man ni mi sha

And his killer is still walking freely on the streets of Nigeria, he would have been cooling his feet in the prison by now if it was in a sane country

Chief MKO Abiola GCFR . Thank you for your sacrifice sir. One of your protege, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is now the President of Nigeria.

two thieves

He should return the stolen mandate if he truly means to celebrate MKO

I wish that the biggest monument in honour of MKO be erected in Abuja someday… he was indeed the atoning lamb for the democracy we have today!

❤️ we still love you dearly… I feel emotional right now . Our nation we be great again. Some people pain the price with their blood but it unfortunate that some people play dirty politics today.

tinubu is paying tribute to what he cant emulate. MKO legitimately won that elcetion while he stole the peoples mandate. he should keep his fake sympathy to his drug infested self

Nawa oo..

The fraudulent tribe never allowed this man achieve his ambition

We want to celebrate you aswell, make things affordable for the common man.

Abiola and Tinubu, Nigeria's Great Democrats. Check it out:

HBD

liamjakes247:
We want to celebrate you aswell, make things affordable for the common man.

You are selling bread you baked at N1500 a loaf. Would you sell that bread at N200 per loaf to help the common man?

M K O Abiola.
Money Kudi Owo Abiola.
Very nice man.

Gangster1ms:
He should return the stolen mandate if he truly means to celebrate MKO

Even if he stole it , they stole from us 30 year’s ago
The stole our mandate and still killed our hero.

Happy anniversary

nairalanda1:
IBB should have just handed over...but the Northern guys were threatening fire and brimstone, and Nigeria was in a scary place that 1993.

But honestly, I do not understand why Northern governors in 1993 were threatening fire and brimstone if MKO took over. At best he had 4 years to do his thing, and if he messed up, he got thrown out. 8 years even. But fire and brimstone, and then we got a 'Interim government' and then Abacha came and swept away everything in Nov 1993. Four years later, Abacha was essentially running a personality cult. (It got so bad that people were wearing Abacha badges, buying Abacha televsion and cooking with Abacha stove. And you best not talk out too loud against the man).

We got 5 more years of army rule because some people could not wait 8 years for their turn, and could not accept defeat and were stoking the spirit of 1966-70.

That's when I understood that Nigerians are not interested in development, but only in their side winning.

(I didn't expect MKO to do great...I just wanted us to have civilian government like all our African neighbours. Benin, Ghana, etc were having presidental elections, presidents getting sworn in, and here we were in Nigeria...)

^It wasn't the northern governors who forced Babangida's hand but rather the small click of northern military officers who brought IBB to power. Actually IBB did MKO a favor by not handing over cos those guys swore to kill him which they eventually did anyway

nairalanda1:
IBB should have just handed over...but the Northern guys were threatening fire and brimstone, and Nigeria was in a scary place that 1993.

But honestly, I do not understand why Northern governors in 1993 were threatening fire and brimstone if MKO took over. At best he had 4 years to do his thing, and if he messed up, he got thrown out. 8 years even. But fire and brimstone, and then we got a 'Interim government' and then Abacha came and swept away everything in Nov 1993. Four years later, Abacha was essentially running a personality cult. (It got so bad that people were wearing Abacha badges, buying Abacha televsion and cooking with Abacha stove. And you best not talk out too loud against the man).

We got 5 more years of army rule because some people could not wait 8 years for their turn, and could not accept defeat and were stoking the spirit of 1966-70.

That's when I understood that Nigerians are not interested in development, but only in their side winning.

(I didn't expect MKO to do great...I just wanted us to have civilian government like all our African neighbours. Benin, Ghana, etc were having presidental elections, presidents getting sworn in, and here we were in Nigeria...)

Sorry Bro it was never a northern governors affairs, it was a group of politicians across all regions fighting for their personal interest that did that to mko.
Ibb himself was the Head of the movement, he never had the intention of handing over to democracy,
Kinigbe was never really loyal and served under Abacha, one of the masterminds of Abiola death.

Tony anenih an edo man was the happiest man then and was even mocking abiola.

Obj can't be left out.
Oladipo diya and many more played their role in ensuring mko doesn't win.

nairalanda1:
IBB should have just handed over...but the Northern guys were threatening fire and brimstone, and Nigeria was in a scary place that 1993.

But honestly, I do not understand why Northern governors in 1993 were threatening fire and brimstone if MKO took over. At best he had 4 years to do his thing, and if he messed up, he got thrown out. 8 years even. But fire and brimstone, and then we got a 'Interim government' and then Abacha came and swept away everything in Nov 1993. Four years later, Abacha was essentially running a personality cult. (It got so bad that people were wearing Abacha badges, buying Abacha televsion and cooking with Abacha stove. And you best not talk out too loud against the man).

We got 5 more years of army rule because some people could not wait 8 years for their turn, and could not accept defeat and were stoking the spirit of 1966-70.

That's when I understood that Nigerians are not interested in development, but only in their side winning.

(I didn't expect MKO to do great...I just wanted us to have civilian government like all our African neighbours. Benin, Ghana, etc were having presidental elections, presidents getting sworn in, and here we were in Nigeria...)

Nobody threatened anything. IBB annuled the election out of his selfish desire to perpetuate himself in power.