Everyone – except then military rulers Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) and Sani Abacha – believed and admitted that Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (M.K.O.) Abiola won the June 12, 1993 election, described till date as Nigeria’s “freest and fairest” election ever. These two ensured that Abiola never enjoyed that victory. First, IBB denied Abiola his widely-acclaimed victory by annulling […]