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EarthXmetahuman:
The same way some useless documentaries tried to paint buhari as saint and against what the great fela said. We all could see history repeating itself now.

Fela just don't attack politicians for no reason. He does extensive research before making a song. That's why politicians hardly sue or anything. He will even challenge them to take him to court that he will open book for them.

Abiola is just a British mole like fela song said and just another thiefing politicians like the rest.

While I believe June 12 does deserve to be declared democracy day, I still don't have any regard or respect for abiola. He is just another greedy politician who died fighting for his mandate. Nothing spectacular.

I don't know any infrastructure or anything tangible to abiolas name. Yet people think he is the messaiah ..



Nobody ever should compare the great FELA to Abiola.

PERIOD!

OShepherd:
You nailed it Sir! I seem not to understand why we glorify thieves from time immemorial. MKO has always opposed AWO,BOLA IGE&Whoever because of greed in all of them(As a matter of fact, no sane selfless persons gets to lead in this part of this world), MKO also connived & financially supported the military "boys" to overthrow whichever government was in power untill he was served in his own stew, Reason KARMA can never forgive: We wouldnt have been better off if he was sworn in way back 1993 because he is No saint. Corruption & Greed are the basis for OCT 1st independence as we were not even ripe enough for such and reason we are still in this mess and it gets messier!

Brother you are absolutely right. I was reading about how our founding fathers embezzled, used their powers to benefit their pockets. Abiola's family should always thank God that he used death to cover up his secrets. Had it been he was alive he would be cursed more than Abacha.
What baffled me most is Abiola was the one that sponsored Abacha to overthrew Shonekan, another man from Abeokuta. He(Abiola) was the one that chose some people in Abacha's cabinet to become ministers and head of agencies. Greed for power made Abiola to lose everything.

pol23:
Please do Sir.

A man was given a mandate by millions of Nigerians. It was stolen from him and he died trying to recover it.

You call that selfish?

MKO was asked this question in 1993 on ondo state TV few days to his election he said,many people were ignorant of his source of wealth,he said he started flying his private jet as at 1974 and it was the first in Africa ..as at that time many African countries have no presidential jet ..he got ITT contract in 1976 so was it ITT that made him a millionaire then..? The Baba was fantastically rich before the ITT saga that is the truth..he told us how he came by the jet ,that it was built to his specification by British Aeronautic construction company haven succeeded in an interview as their African Vice president Representative.. People should stop telling what they don't know .

Fela baba kuti

Against Morocco it was a corner, Against Nigeria it was a corner, Against Tunisia it was a corner, even Against Egypt that free kick was from corner.

Do you now see the effect of the yeye one corner dance Ghanian brought to Africa?
no wonder they didn't even qualify at all.
Just shaking my head.....

Gaddafithe2nd:
Brother you are absolutely right. I was reading about how our founding fathers embezzled, used their powers to benefit their pockets. Abiola's family should always thank God that he used death to cover up his secrets. Had it been he was alive he would be cursed more than Abacha.
What baffled me most is Abiola was the one that sponsored Abacha to overthrew Shonekan, another man from Abeokuta. He(Abiola) was the one that chose some people in Abacha's cabinet to become ministers and head of agencies. Greed for power made Abiola to lose everything.

If you don't have anything to say why don't you keep quiet instead of propagating falsehood. IBOs are very good at that. It was MKO that sponsored Abacha to takeover power from Sonekan? You said he also nominated some cabinet members. All these Onitsha main market or ariara market stories are not good for general public consumption.

The symbol of democracy? what a laugh!!

babaolofin:
If you don't have anything to say why don't you keep quiet instead of propagating falsehood. IBOs are very good at that. It was MKO that sponsored Abacha to takeover power from Sonekan? You said he also nominated some cabinet members. All these Onitsha main market or ariara market stories are not good for general public consumption.

Keep shut Oga, the father-in-law of Osibanjo said he(Abiola) appointed most of the people in Abacha's cabinet. I have read several articles how he sponsored Abacha to overthrow Shonekan. Elder Olutayo Soyonde(the father-in-law of Osibanjo) and Olisa Agbakoba said it. Read the links I shared below;
http://www.pulse.ng/news/local/how-mko-abiola-helped-abacha-form-his-cabinet-id8505543.html
http://punchng.com/visiting-my-daughter-in-aso-villa-is-like-going-to-jail-soyode-father-of-vice-presidents-wife/
Read what Senator Ahmadu Ali and Chief Ebenezer Babatope said about how Abiola supported Abacha's Junta;
http://newsinvestigatorsng.com/late-mko-abiola-sponsored-abacha-coup-against-shonekan-formed-cabinet-for-abacha-ahmadu-ali/
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/abiola-june-12-and-the-road-not-taken/

Lastly, I am a Yoruba Guy that stands for the truth. Painting Abiola a saint is out of it. Read and stop carrying empty brain around. I have known some of these information as far back as 2010.

pol23:
Are we to believe this your Document or documentary.
You wonder why Abiola never sued Fela himself...Kola Abiola don give this one money.
This Nigeria,most of y'all are criminal.
Abiola died fighting for his selfish ambition.

correct

Gaddafithe2nd:
Keep shut Oga, the father-in-law of Osibanjo said he(Abiola) appointed most of the people in Abacha's cabinet. I have read several articles how he sponsored Abacha to overthrow Shonekan. Elder Olutayo Soyonde(the father-in-law of Osibanjo) and Olisa Agbakoba said it. Read the links I shared below;
http://www.pulse.ng/news/local/how-mko-abiola-helped-abacha-form-his-cabinet-id8505543.html
http://punchng.com/visiting-my-daughter-in-aso-villa-is-like-going-to-jail-soyode-father-of-vice-presidents-wife/
http://newsinvestigatorsng.com/late-mko-abiola-sponsored-abacha-coup-against-shonekan-formed-cabinet-for-abacha-ahmadu-ali/

Lastly, I am a Yoruba Guy that stands for the truth. Painting Abiola a saint is out of it. Read and stop carrying empty brain around. I have known some of these information as far back as 2010.

wow!! empty brain.................lolz!!

GoTV:
Nobody talks about Ojukwu nor Nnamdi kanu anymore but these two Yoruba legends still grace the front page of national dailies even in death. It's good to be good. Yoruba are indeed very sophisticated and superior.

Yes, they are very sophisticated and superior!

Just pray for the safety of your skull. May it keep being intact on your neck... Amen.

Corruption did not start today.. a man who sponsored the overthrow of a civilian Government later who won an election but was never the president,karma is a crazy bitch....
Some of us know the truth who Abiola was lest stop all these glory praising, when you dine with the devil you have to be careful

meccuno:
wow!! empty brain.................lolz!!

Don't mind the guy they are the type that won't allow this nation to develop because, their ethnicity and religion always come first before Nigeria.
You can see how he called me an Igbo meanwhile he goofed. I am a fully blooded Yoruba guy, but I do put my ethnic group and religion behind Nigeria. I just wish he mentions me again, I will confine him to the dustbin of history.

Then gradually, gradually, gradually
Them go dey friend friend to ministers
Friend friend to head of states
Friend friend to journalists
Start start them corruption
Start start then inflation
Start start them confusion
Start start to thief money
Start start to thief money
Like obasanjo and abiola
International Thief Thief (ITT)

Fela was a prophet. simple and short. Greatest Nigerian that ever lived. Argue with your mirror

Gaddafithe2nd:
Keep shut Oga, the father-in-law of Osibanjo said he(Abiola) appointed most of the people in Abacha's cabinet. I have read several articles how he sponsored Abacha to overthrow Shonekan. Elder Olutayo Soyonde(the father-in-law of Osibanjo) and Olisa Agbakoba said it. Read the links I shared below;
http://www.pulse.ng/news/local/how-mko-abiola-helped-abacha-form-his-cabinet-id8505543.html
http://punchng.com/visiting-my-daughter-in-aso-villa-is-like-going-to-jail-soyode-father-of-vice-presidents-wife/
http://newsinvestigatorsng.com/late-mko-abiola-sponsored-abacha-coup-against-shonekan-formed-cabinet-for-abacha-ahmadu-ali/

Lastly, I am a Yoruba Guy that stands for the truth. Painting Abiola a saint is out of it. Read and stop carrying empty brain around. I have known some of these information as far back as 2010.

I have not read your long list of online news or stories as I don't need them. Also, it is easy for anybody to claim an identity online, but we know them.. They have false identity. Your explanation already betrayed you. You are a core IBO. What has the father in law of Osinbajo which you pronounced wrongly as osibanjo (another name) got to do with your propaganda. I am from that area, does it mean that whatever anybody that is a son in law or extended family of baba Awo says is right because the person was a member of Supreme Military Council or AFRC. Baba Awo died in 1987. What concerns Awo family with politics at the corridor of power in 1993 to 1998. Young man, keep quiet. I do not need all those links. When Court declared Interim government illegal & there was civil unrest . Was Sonekan really in charge of government?

babaolofin:
I have not read your long list of online news or stories as I don't need them. Also, it is easy for anybody to claim an identity online, but we know them.. They have false identity. Your explanation already betrayed you. You are a core IBO. What has the father in law of Osinbajo which you pronounced wrongly as osibanjo (another name) got to do with your propaganda. I am from that area, does it mean that whatever anybody that is a son in law or extended family of baba Awo says is right because the person was a member of Supreme Military Council or AFRC. Baba Awo died in 1987. What concerns Awo family with politics at the corridor of power in 1993 to 1998. Young man, keep quiet. I do not need all those links. When Court declared Interim government illegal & there was civil unrest

You see the problem I have with you. I gave out references for you to read, you are using your brain to counter my points. In the world of the intellectuals, the person that has proofs would always be respected. Please read and stop being lazy.
Those people that talked about the coup were in corridors of power, they know more than you do about the incidence. Is Chief Ebenezer Babatope not alive? Is Ahmadu Ali not alive? same with Olutayo Soyode.
You are an ethnic bigot. I am a Yoruba guy to the core(no mixed blood), an intelligent person won't attack the ethnic group of the person he is having a debate with.

Sorry to say sir, Olodo rabata niyin sir. E ma quote mi mo te e ba ti ni proof. I deal with people that have proofs not hearsay.

alignacademy:
Interesting

Limiting the greatest Nigerian who ever lived to only TWO options sounds just like what some "media" people will do to get a sensational headline...

Awo is still the greatest Nigerian ever

Gaddafithe2nd:
You see the problem I have with you. I gave out references for you to read, you are using your brain to counter my points. In the world of the intellectuals, the person that has proofs would always be respected. Please read and stop being lazy.
Those people that talked about the coup were in corridors of power, they know more than you do about the incidence. Is Chief Ebenezer Babatope not alive? Is Ahmadu Ali not alive? same with Olutayo Soyode.
You are an ethnic bigot. I am a Yoruba guy to the core(no mixed blood), an intelligent person won't attack the ethnic group of the person he is having a debate with.

Sorry to say sir, Olodo rabata niyin sir. E ma quote mi mo te e ba ti ni proof. I deal with people that have proofs not hearsay.

Osibanjo, many people speak easy language. I have a lot of them. You should stop propagating falsehood. Ebino topsy served under Abacha as Transport Minister having been stopped by IBB from contesting Senatorial election for security reason, it was out of his volition. Just keep quiet, you don't know anything. I am done with you

babaolofin:
It is easier to create account using any name on nairaland. The bitterness of the IBOs will never change the fact that Fela, MKO & Obj are all from the same place.

For anybody to have called late Bar Alao Aka Bashorun a thief shows the level ignorance of that person.

On nairaland, you read a lot of propaganda that makes one think they are coming from radio Biafra. Late Baba Lamidi Adedibu had told us about how late Chukwumerije was the director of Biafra Information giving false & manipulated information during Biafra on an unimaginable scale. What we have witnessed in recent time is a replica of Biafra propaganda machinery.

They hold to Fela songs without reasoning. Even if the egbas of their generation come to say something, they will not believe. If Femi Kuti comes here to say contrary to their imagination they will insult him.

No actress or celebrity that is brought on social media that is good except she is from their zone. No businessman is appreciated except he is their kinsman. No Nigerian footballer is good except he is their kinsman. Even when Nigeria scores, they are more interested in the scorer whether he is their kinsman. I just pity them. Psychological imprisonment.

I am a true Omo eko. Don’t tag a dog with a bad name in other to hang him. Yes, your aka bashorun was also a thief. Deal with it.

Charly68:
MKO was asked this question in 1993 on ondo state TV few days to his election he said,many people were ignorant of his source of wealth,he said he started flying his private jet as at 1974 and it was the first in Africa ..as at that time many African countries have no presidential jet ..he got ITT contract in 1976 so was it ITT that made him a millionaire then..? The Baba was fantastically rich before the ITT saga that is the truth..he told us how he came by the jet ,that it was built to his specification by British Aeronautic construction company haven succeeded in an interview as their African Vice president Representative.. People should stop telling what they don't know .

Story story.

Revisionism in action.

babaolofin:
Osibanjo, many people speak easy language. I have a lot of them. You should stop propagating falsehood. Ebino topsy served under Abacha as Transport Minister having been stopped by IBB from contesting Senatorial election for security reason, it was out of his volition. Just keep quiet, you don't know anything. I am done with you

That is the only person you can quote didn't we have Dr. Olukoye Ransome-Kuti in Abacha's cabinet, keep deceiving yourself. Otito koro bi ewuro. Shior!

Abiola was like tinubu in Yoruba land as of then,he was among the staunch Yoruba polithiefians then.

The phrase, " Nigerian symbol of democracy ", being ascribed to Abiola is a fallacy; 'cause Abiola stood against everything democratic in his lifetime. I am saying this with respect to Abiola and his family, but glad that it's part of our history.

Inasmuch as I have huge respect for Abiola and I totally agreed that his story from humble childhood to success is exemplary, I still believe that his role in Nigeria politics especially during the military era will remain a stain that cannot be washed away with all his good deeds. I am a Yoruba man and believe its important to enshrine light to Abiola's role in sponsoring some of the coups that brought in all these dictators that terrorize Nigeria for over 30 years. It is true that as a very intelligent man, Abiola's rise to the elite class gave him the opportunity to become friends with the young military officers that later became leaders of the country and that he served his then company ITT well by winning multiple contracts, but this is not an excuse to influence the polity of the nation by going to the extent of sponsoring ambitions of these officers in unconstitutionally obtaining power from the democratically elected government not matter how flawed the government was. It would be correct to say nemesis caught up with Abiola as history shows that the same people he sponsored to take power came back to bite him in his back by denying him his mandate. For these reason, we should be careful dishing out our sympathy to him. Having said this, it is note worthy that late in his life, Abiola stood up for the people by sacrificing his life for the people's mandate that was stolen. Abiola could have accepted his fate, give up on the mandate and people would have understood and reason with him, but he did what is right not for his own sake but for the future of Nigeria as a whole. For this Abiola will forever be amongst the greats in Nigeria.

OShepherd:
PERIOD!

Also aside the sensible stuff the guy posted,the fact that Abiola who was the one that sponsored IBB's coup that overthrew Buhari forgot that once u re not a northerner then u re not important in the scheme of things,it's so bad Bt it's the reality,there is no way even if u sacrifice ur life they will still not accept u as one of them...

I raised the question: "why did Fela dedicate a whole track to Abiola's thievery?"... But some zombies called for my head immediately. All I know is: in whatever contest, I'd pick Fela over Abiola.

hmmm

Reelmii:
I did not watch d clip, please can a good citizen of the contry do the watching and summarise for me, thank you

Lazynaijayoot

GoTV:
Nobody talks about Ojukwu nor Nnamdi kanu anymore but these two Yoruba legends still grace the front page of national dailies even in death. It's good to be good. Yoruba are indeed very sophisticated and superior.

And cowards, did i mention treacherous?

Abiola is must have been a thief sha! If he wasn't they wouldn't have called him one...

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