Professor Humphrey Nwosu who headed the electoral commission in 1993 was put under house arrest by Babangida to forestall the release of the remaining results.The results were not announced until 5 years ago when it didn't matter by the professor.Abiola won the presidential election of June 12,1993.He was deniecd his right and the whole nation was thrown into needless chaos that claimed many lives.During the crisis that followed the annulment the nation groaned and Nigerians suffered as there was Nation wide strike spear- headed by NUPENG under comrade Frank Kokori.The nation was brought to its knees.
Abiola moved to claim his mandate in Ipetodo area of Lagos in June 11,1994 and was arrested by Abacha and eventually died in Prison in what could be described as a state murder.
The International Conspiracy
At the heart of the struggle for the
actualization of June 12 mandate freely given to Chief M.K.O Abiola of Social
Democratic Party by majority of Nigerians when Abacha expired on June 8, 1998,
the US sent delegates to Nigeria. The visit was questionable because Abiola did
not get much support from them when he was denied his mandate and while in incarceration
for 4 years. Among the delegate sent by the international communities were
Susan Rice and Thomas Pickering. They held meetings with Abdusalami Abubakar
who was head of Military government in 1998 and Chief Abiola. In one of such
meetings Abiola collapsed and died gasping for breath. He was served tea and
that was all he took before he died exactly one month after the death of
Abacha. Someone who had been in prison for 4 year under dehumanizing condition
will just fall down and died. The whole world knew that the natural thing to do
after the demise of Abacha was for Abiola to claim his mandate and they
collaborated to eliminate him. All those behind the state murder will account
for their deeds wgen the time comes.
The west and countries that have been
involved with years of slavery and exploitation of Africa and Chief MKO Abiola
had been on logger heads over the need for them to pay reparation to Africa. He
was the voice of Africa on this project and those involved in dragging Africa backward
were not happy with him. If Abiola had the presidential platform, it would be an additional voice as
a president apart from his immense wealth, it would give him ample opportunity to
get support of all African leaders for successful reparation or compensation
for all the evils of colonization. Many were not surprised that Abiola died
when they were around. It is not the desire of the power that- be outside of
Nigeria that someone that is capable of delivering democratic dividend should
be in power because it will put an end
to neo-colonization .We see finger prints of
colonial master up till today in all our affairs. They are largely involved
in corruption in Nigeria especially in the oil sector. They wield a lot of
influence in our economy. Politically it’s convenience to have someone who is
dishonest and hate his people to be in power. No one ever opposed them and stay
in power. They know the southern part of Nigeria are well to educated and
sophisticated to be ignored and that is why it was impossible for Dr. Nnamdi
Azikwe ,Chief Obafemi Awolowo to be president.On Abiola they made a mistake and
it was too late for them to realize it. Perhaps they underestimated the power
of activism in Chief M.K.O Abiola despite his humongous wealth and influence worldwide.
If you look deeply since independence they have installed stooges and wicked
leader tacitly for Nigeria. They have made sure that power was left with the
North even under military rule. Any military ruler that never listened to them did
not last.
THE NIGERIAN CONSPIRATORS
The convenient t way forward for them
after they collaborated to eliminate Chief M.K.O Abiola was to install his
mortal enemy Olusegun Obasanjo.Obasanjo was imprisoned under state law for coup
plot which is treasonable charge same way Chief Abiola was charged but he was
released and pardoned for him to be qualified for next use. He was chosen to
placate the South West for the pains of June 12 annulment while they forget
that the only solution was to recognize in entirety the June 12 1993 struggle
signified by Abiola. They knew OBJ will perennially do their biddings and
surely he did beyond their expectations. He forgot all about Abiola whom he
hated since their primary school days in Abeokuta. They both hail from same
state in Nigeria. Throughout his eight years of misrule as a civilian he did
nothing and achieved nothing because he was not really elected but imposed by
the retreating military under the watch of foreign enemy of our land. Obasanjo
boldly canvassed at different occasions that Abiola was not the messiah we needed,
but during his meaningless reign, he was not anything near a messiah.
OBJ sought to perpetuate himself in
power but Nigerians sent him packing with one voice.OBJ and the military decided
to play kite with our destiny by installing Shehu Musa Yar’Adua as president in 2007.Yaradua himself admitted
that there were flaws in the electoral process that brought him to power.OBJ
was at the forefront of Yar’dua campaign even while the man was seriously sick.
He gave us a sickly president and a clay foot Vice-President so that when one
finally dies another will naturally become president. The choice of Yar’dua was
to thank the North for all they did for him.
When Yar’dua died in 2010 due to
health challenges that has been there for years, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was
installed to carry on the agenda of power that- be.GEJ was a rookie and still
behave so after 3 years in the saddle.OBJ was GEJ’s chief campaigner curiously
too in the run to presidential election in 2011 after he finished the term of
late president Musa Yar’dua. GEJ won with massive fraud during the elections
but Nigerians were arm strung.
One thing is clear in the last 20
years nothing has changed better for Nigerians. Electricity supply has gotten
to lowest level compared with 20 years ago. Unemployment has quadrupled more than
20 years ago. Health and infrastructural facilities have gotten worse more that
20 years ago. Hunger is everywhere amidst mounting revenue from crude oil compared
to 20 years ago. Security has reached a stage that Nigerians are not sure of reaching
their destinations leaving home. In fact people were bombed in homes and places
of worship. Kidnapping has become a way of life. All these were alien to Nigerians
20 years ago; that was why the election was free and fair in the first place.
People who are well discerning know that Nigeria cannot get better by all the
leaders we have been having because they were not genuinely elected but imposed
on us. Any government that is not representative cannot be responsible and any
government that is not responsible cannot be reliable.
The solution is to go back to where
we fell. Abiola cannot be brought back to life now but we can do all he stood
for. We should immortalize him and recognize him as a former president. The
electoral process that brought him to power in a very clean election should be explored.
All unsung heroes of June 12 should be honoured. Some are still alive while some
are dead. But all these might be difficult to implement because the power
behind the annulment are still around. David mark who sits as head of the
senate of the national assembly is there, he was part of the military junta in
1993. Will he ever approve anything for Abiola? Tom Ikimi who was going all
over the world then criticizing Abiola as chairman of National Republican Convention
is the arrow head putting APC together. Abiola’s running mate in June12 1993
presidential election, Babagana Kingibe came out during the government of late
Musa Yar’dua as secretary the Federal Government and he was booted out not long
later. Where is he now? Funny enough people like Bola Tinubu who were opposed
to him are collaborating. Seriously where is Association for Better Nigeria under
Arthur Nzeribe? Where is Youth Earnestly Ask For Abacha? Why is it difficult
for people who are among the pro-democracy groups then who are in power now to
do lofty things for Abiola? Many were even against GEJ for renaming Unilag
after Abiola. As for those who were against the renaming of Unilag after Abiola
because they finished from the school and prefer leaving the name like that; we
know it is for their selfish reason. Abiola gave millions for education in
length and breadth of Nigeria. Unilag benefited from his largesse while alive.
Students of the university protested as sponsored by the university community
but unfortunately many of the youths were not born during the struggle and some
were toddlers then. It is a shame on Yoruba race for politicizing honouring of
one of their own. That explains why Abiola was easily killed-the Yorubas betrayed
Abiola and if not for the media that stood for justice, Abiola gallantry will
have been forgotten. In South West what have all the governors done so far for Abiola?
It is a shame. Perhaps GEJ wants to take the shine off some of them so they took
time to criticize him on renaming of Unilag after Abiola. Some nominated their
wives and members of their families for important posts in Nigeria but what
about Abiola’s children?
It’s noteworthy to mention some of
the heroes of the June 12 struggle who are not tired in the last twenty years
and those that fought a good fight till they breathed their last. Among those
still alive is Prof Wole Soyinka, Frank Kokori, Femi Falana, Yinka and
Okei-Odumakin, among others.We cannot forget late Pa Abraham Adesanya, Pa
Anthony Enahoro, Pa Alfred Rewane and those killed by security operatives
during protests that greeted June 12 annulment.Unfortunately some of those in
the struggle have fallen by the wayside by running after their own selfish
agenda but history will never be kind to them. For someone like me, the
struggle continues. Someone laid down his life believing that other will carry
on with the struggle when he dies. Abiola’s struggle is our struggle as a
nation we will only stop until victory is achieved.
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