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ABIOLA FAMILY SPEAKS OUT ON 1993 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ANNULMENT

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  CapitalTimesNews / 7 days
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Alhaji Lateef Kola Abiola, scion of the Bashorun MKO Abiola dynasty, has released a statement addressing the recent confirmation by former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida that Bashorun MKO Abiola won the 1993 presidential election. “It took the former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, an incredibly long 32 years to confirm what the whole world knew all along, that Bashorun MKO Abiola won the 1993 presidential election,” Abiola said. Abiola noted that the June 12 election goes beyond his family, affecting many other families who lost loved ones and suffered economic hardship due to the annulment. “As such, it is necessary that as a family, we take more than just a cursory look into the confirmation of known facts, but also the public’s response.” Abiola stated that he and many family members have decided to take more time before giving a substantive response. “Personally, having been an active participant in the campaign, the election and the subsequent struggle to protect the mandate, I wonder whether the question Nigerians should ask themselves is whether the country has learned any lessons from the tragic June 12 annulment. Frankly, I am not sure.”