Flashback: General Ibrahim Babangida's Broadcast That Annulled MKO Abiola'S 1993 Presidential Ambiti

Date: 07-06-2018 9:48 am (6 years ago) | Author: Steve Idika
- at 7-06-2018 09:48 AM (6 years ago)
(m)
Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), in a nationwide broadcast, officially announced the annulment of June 12, 1993, presidential election believed to have been won by Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Below is the full text of his address:

Fellow Nigerians, I address you today with a deep sense of world history and particularly of the history of our great country. In the aftermath of the recently annulled presidential election, I feel, as I believe you yourself feel, a profound sense of disappointment at the outcome of our last efforts at laying the foundation of a viable democratic system of government in Nigeria.

I, therefore, wish, on behalf of myself and members of the National Defence and Security Council and indeed of my entire administration, to feel with my fellow countrymen and women for the cancellation of the electi...........

Get Details below:
Editor Source: https://www.talkingpoint360.com/flashback-general-ibrahim-babangidas-broadcast-that-annulled-mko-abiolas-1993-presidential-ambitions/

Posted: at 7-06-2018 09:48 AM (6 years ago) | Newbie

Featured Discussions