Son of the late Chief MKO Abiola, Jamiu Abiola, has said Nigeria would have achieved far greater economic development if his father had been allowed to assume the presidency after the 1993 presidential election. Speaking during Channels Television’s 12 June Special Forum on Thursday, held to mark 26 years of uninterrupted democracy, Jamiu reflected on the global economic environment at …

Alhaji Lekan Abiola, one of the sons of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola —winner of the annulled 12 June 1993 presidential election — on Thursday revealed that former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), has apologised to the family for invalidating the election. During the MKO Abiola Memorial Symposium and the unveiling of the forthcoming book, MKO Abiola: …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jamiu Abiola as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Linguistics and Foreign Matters. Abiola is one of the children of the winner of the 1993 presidential election annulled by General Ibrahim Babangida, the late Chief Moshood Abiola. He was formerly appointed the Special Assistant to the President on Special Duties …