₦airaland Forum

ZarahBuhari:
Allow the dead rest

No amount of analysis about him will bring him back to life!

Jaideyone:
stop making a fool of yourself.

abiola is a vital part of Nigerian history so his life and exploits need to be documented. no one is trying to bring him back to life.

if this write up didn't inspire you in any way then you need deliverance

MuttleyLaff:
The origin of the dispute between Fela and Abiola, was as a culmination of two joint cases from:
"He who pays the piper/drummer calls the tune"
and
"dancing to the tune of a different drummer"

Fela with his protest songs was anti-establishment, the military took exception to this and wish have him muzzled.
The military pays the piper, and so Abiola had to dance to the Obasanjo tune drummed by drummer asking to check Fela excesses.

Similar to what Abiola did in going behind the back of the editor and ensuring that his paper National Concord published the apology President Babangida requested for publishing the article that was critical of the Babangida Government and sending heavily armed soldiers, SSS operatives and policemen to Concord Newspapers headquarters and Concord Press to arrest people and chase others away and seal off the premises,
Abiola as the major shareholder of Decca informed Fela he cant be going around making politically charged lyrics touchng on the government.
Fela wont have any of that, and similarly and just like those editors that resigned from Abiola's newspaper, he immediately told Abiola to go to hell.

MKO Abiola had acquired Decca West Africa Limited, and so used it to settle personal score and conflict of interest with Fela Anikulapo Kuti, and gave threats to Fela, to the effect that, he, MKO Abiola will finish Fela musically etcetera.

The battle lines between them, were drawn, from then on, so the origin of the dispute between Fela and Abiola and the rest is history

To be honest, MKO Abiola's story would not be complete without any mention of MKO Abiola's treachery to Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the president Nigeria deserved but never got

MKO Abiola used, Concord Press, to fight everything Chief Obafemi Awolowo stood for (e.g. publishing stories about Maroko land grab etcetera), similar way, MKO Abiola acquired Decca West Africa Limited, to settle personal score and conflict of interest with Fela Anikulapo Kuti, threatening Fela that he, MKO Abiola will finish Fela musically etc.

Not many know that, MKO Abiola and the military junta "paddy paddy" goes way back before the military and ITT days.
Take for instance this, whilst at secondary school, MKO Abiola was the editor of "The Trumpeter" their school magazine and Obasanjo was the deputy editor.
Fela's "Like Obasanjo and Abiola, International Thief Thief" masterpiece is an act of genius

Using Concord Press and his wealth, MKO Abiola did everything within his power to scupper Chief Obafemi Awolowo's chance of becoming the President Nigeria needed and deserved.



Karma has no menu.
What goes around, comes around
It's no surprise, MKO Abiola got served what he deserved

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EagleNest:
I read everything patiently and am so glad I did.

It's kind of piecing together some of the events and actors behind the story of Nigeria especially during Military reign. You can see some of these actors are still recycling themselves today without grooming replacements. Anyway you cannot give what you don't have.

Like Rotimi Amechi (Transport Minister) recently said, greater percentage of wealthy Nigerians made money through government. I am not sure who he is referring to but this Abiola article kind of justifies it. Of course the Dangotes, Otedolas, Rabius, Folawiyos, etc all hit their fortune via government support in one way or the other.

Abiola is so wealthy, intelligent and popular, but I could see imprints of government hand also.

What a powerful narrative. Well done ops. You refreshed my memory and I learnt a lot on Abiola Story. How I wish he became Nigeria president, his life would have been a book to study in school.

loveth360:
so why did yorubas betrayed him.






According to his daughter"yorubas killed her father and share his meat"

ELKHALIFAISIS:
Op you must be stupid, you failed to mentioned how he and American company swindle Nigeria government billions of Dollars when he failed to install telephone line in every home in Nigeria,
you fail to tell your ardent readers how he convince Islamic fanatic Buhari to sink missionary materials from Auckland that dock in Nigeria harbour that was meant for missionary work in ruler area... in fact IBB deserve noble peace prize for the role he play in 1993 election... Nigeria would have been in darker age by now

ELKHALIFAISIS:
Op you must be stupid, you failed to mentioned how he and American company swindle Nigeria government billions of Dollars when he failed to install telephone line in every home in Nigeria,
you fail to tell your ardent readers how he convince Islamic fanatic Buhari to sink missionary materials from Auckland that dock in Nigeria harbour that was meant for missionary work in ruler area... in fact IBB deserve noble peace prize for the role he play in 1993 election... Nigeria would have been in darker age by now

mfm04622:
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You didn't read but called someone that can be your father "stupid"?
If you had read it story you would have seen it and MKO's response to the allegation

OluchiDelly:
Oga naptu2 can u pls research about the alleged sinking shipload of Bibles, if it's possible to get across to bible society of nigeria, CAN executives of those years to sheld more light on the allegations, if it's true or not.

ELKHALIFAISIS:
he response to which allegations... I don't blame u liar Muhammad have infected you guys with lying and deceitful syndromes... ibb did a great job , he eliminate a coup plotter

sangresan:
So, for opposing Awo, he was treacherous?

Or you don't know the meaning of that word?

mfm04622:
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You didn't read but called someone that can be your father "stupid"?
If you had read it story you would have seen it and MKO's response to the allegation

obyback:
Dunce. Senseless dunce like you. You think the OP is ur mate

ZarahBuhari:
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ELKHALIFAISIS:
senseless and dunce like your father right

dadebayo1:
i see Atiku PDM baba as been on the line for long patiently Atikulating....

ajl:
Even Dangote with his all his billions and richest black man title can never measure up to MOM Abiola. There is a story that he visited University of Ibadan and during that period came across an handicap student among the crowd of students. He called him and instructed him to meet one Professor Soleye. That's how the poor fellow "hammer"am. I don't know there will.ever be another Nigerian like MKO. Many people he did not personally know, he was funding their education. No matter his many sins, I know God in his mercy would be quick to forgive him because many Nigerians have positive thoughts of him, and am sure most of his children and grandchildren would be doing well too.its good to be good. It took Bill Gate to convince Dangote to go into philanthropy. Nothing against him, it's his money.

ELKHALIFAISIS:
my father's mate you said, and what is he still doing on Nairaland...

miqos02:
if only he had built a political structure and nurtured it over these years, maybe he would have been another TINUBU today if not greater . but his jumping from one political party to another us his undoing, no one can say he stands for any ideology

ELKHALIFAISIS:
he response to which allegations... I don't blame u liar Muhammad have infected you guys with lying and deceitful syndromes... ibb did a great job , he eliminate a coupé plotter

mfm04622:
He inherited a platform from the elder Yar'Adua. Why do you think he was selected the vice President? Why did OBJ had to beg his vice for the re-election ticket? OBJ made sure he destroyed the structure after he won the second term.

mfm04622:
I didn't know there is age limit to those who can use Nairaland ooo.

Let it be a lesson to you that some of us on this platform can't be classified as youths anymore. You lose nothing by being respectful to all you meet on this platform.

obyback:
Yeye boy