How This Speech Landed Abiola In Trouble
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- Опубліковано 17 лис 2022
- The military annulled the June 12 election that would have made MKO Abiola the President of Nigeria. Abiola did everything possible to secure a reversal of the annulment to no avail. He flee abroad at some point and later returned to declare himself as the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and called on the military to handover power with immediate effect. Abacha, the then Military Head of State was angry beyond description and caused the immediate arrest and detention of Abiola. Abiola remained in custody for four years and later later died in the custody. This video contains the speech that landed Abiola in trouble with the military.
In this video, we'll tell the story of how MKO Abiola declared himself president of Nigeria. This declaration led to Abiola being in trouble with the government, and eventually led to his death.
This video is a tragic story, but it's also an important one. By sharing it, we're helping to to contextualize Abiola's life and help to understand the events that led to his death. If you're interested in Nigerian politics, then be sure to watch this video!
“Freedom of speech dey, i no go dull you but freedom after speech I can’t assure you” - Olamide Baddo
Nah, original source was Idi Amin
Amin Dada
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Idi Amin is the author of that statement pls. Yikes
Those that were urging Abiola to come back from exile and reclaim his mandate, never showed up or fight when he was arrested. Even Shonekan eagerly accepted to be interim president. Always mind the type of advice you recieve from people around you
Abiola was another Bobo Chicago but now June 12th is declared for him every year. Isn't it funny?
@@ucheekwebelem5160Abiola wasnt a bobo Chicago, He made his money from ITT contract ( which he didnt excute ) and subsquently from his association with the military.
True
@@malcolmamaeze1014
What is itt ? Please
Because i only know the ITT of Fela kuti when he sings itt means international thief thief...
No matter what the narrative is...he is the reason why we have democracy today...he died a hero!
To be a great leader goes very far from being a good man by virtue and integrity. You've got to know how to play the cards right because the field is full of many hypocrites, die hard politics that always have their ways. You need high level of wisdom and critical thinking to stand the test of time let alone save your own life. I just hope and pray God help us get it right in Nigeria and bond totally with our affairs.
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Hmmn, 🔥🔥🔥 I just learnt a lot in few minute, thank you for bringing back history to us.
But in all of these happening, I see God at work for His will and purpose for Nigeria. I pray God give us all understanding.
Abiola really dared the devil how can you ask someone who just did military coup to resign no fear
This was absolutely informative. Thanks for sharing
This is very vivid I like the way you presented this piece of history to us.
Would have been awesome listening to the original speech from MKO
I used to think Nigeria was better than it is, then I realised that I was just too young to understand what was happening then. Nothing changed.
Exactly
Facts
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The same thing till date
Nothing, just a long list of corruption
He was one of our Presidents, Sonekan was never.
I once refused Sonekan right of Road in Marina because I never regarded him as President. He looked at Me I frown and did not acknowledged. I am glad he got my message.
They are all useless presidents
Abacha thought he would live for ever. No leader can single handedly mistreat Nigerians and live to tell the story. Enough for power hunters and power hungry leaders.
2023.....we're still being mistreated 🥲
God is at work in Nigeria. Like Pharaoh, these power hungry thieves will only lead themselves to their graves.
Thank you. Well put together.
This is a very powerful work. God bless.
God bless you for this
Very Concise,detailed and explicitly stated.
Wow just got here on Christmas day of 2022 merry Christmas. Thank you for sharing
11:19 one of the men who watched Abiola's mandate get stolen from him just stole the mandate of another man in broad daylight for himself. Nigeria is a never ending joke of a country, if we can even call it that.
He was even on the video.
Exactly broo..i just saw the man..
Self-delusion
This is very insightful! Kindly keep it up.
I am convinced people deceived Abiola to come back and write such an audacious and ill informed speech. I honestly cannot believe he wrote that and read that out. Calling Military officers armed robbers and thieves, even a civilian President would have had him arrested. It was a matter of time, a waiting game - he would have gotten his mandate back. I wish he had smarter and more intelligent people around him.
Obong Ikiddeh. Ekomdo. Sosongo etieti ke your comment.
You're right! Although, it's easier to see matters from that perspective in hindsight's view. It certainly would've been the wiser course of action to wait.
Considering how Abacha was eliminated by Karma or whatever it is, I feel bad that things turned out for MKO the way they did.
Too bad, because he died for nothing.
After all these years, it's obvious Nigerians learned nothing from all these.
Exactly my thought.
Firstly there was no assurance he would have gotten his mandate back even if he waited for ever. Anyone who knew the kind of soldiers we had at that time would understand. Maybe you could say destiny played its game on him, but if you knew those around Abiola, I doubt if you would talk about him not having intelligent people around him. There was perhaps no Nigerian dead or alive that had the kind of resources around him than Abiola during the struggle in terms of intelligence. And they were highly diverse. You had the greatest group of academics, professionals in various fields, military officers, Islamic and christian clergymen, traditionalists, old, youth, students, artisans, politicians, foreign diplomats,radicals, conservatives etc. Perhaps the only class of persons that you didn't see around him were spirits bcos they were not material. If you get the details of all that transpired,you would understand how difficult it must have been for him to even process counsels.
Except that everything he said about the militaries was true. In the end the truth wins! Not 12:18 the person but the truth! As to death, even the newborn babies die.
Plz give us more history of Nigerian ooo walahi god bless u ooo..kip it up this channel will grow
Thank you for the information.
Thank you very much
Hmm, thanks for this enlightenment, may the Lord rest his soul🙏
A good leadership well done sir
Abacha was cold-blooded.. What a man!!!
How did he end up, that Is life.
His speech was 100% justified, the military needed to be called out. They meant to defend the nation and protect citizens not rule!
thank you channels for this series of back in history.
Great one
Thank you! This was educative.
Thanks so much for sharing this history with us. May the soul of MKO continue to rest in peace
What if he was not a peaceful person,will he still rest in peace?tongue is the smallest part of the body but can boast more when not under control,mko used his tongue to destroy everything he worked for,if he was wise and peaceful he could have surrounding himself with patience and I believe that after military he could have contested again and am sure he would win.same thing is playing out now 2023 but the man who's mandate was stolen like mko is applying wisdom knowing fully well he may make whether now or future.and because peter obi has peace in him and he is a peace maker that is why he will not end up like mko."you can't give what you don't have"
Nice one thanks.
😭😭😭😭 I’m 26 and just knowing all these, my mum tries to tell me. I only started studying. Nothing is new. What a country 😢
Aww so glad to hear a young person speak like this, I was still a boy when abacha became our Head of state I’m close to 40 this is the same Nigeria we still live in, one day it will change now that you have this information run with it and let all your peers know so you can one day take back this nation, our generation has missed it like our parents as well but we have hope In you guys 🙏🏾
@@jayprogroup yes, i am constantly sharing and trying to get my friends involved and at the very least knowledgeable. It has been a rude awakening for me. They removed history from schools because they are all still alive. It’s really surprising how those who ruled in the military are still coming back to rule again, it’s almost like the own Nigeria like a corporation
Thanks for this throwback history video
May help and see Nigeria through
hmmmmm, we lost a Rare gem.... Nigeria has not changed, remain same, may the almighty bless ua all?
Wow..thank you for recalling memories.
Most Nigerians don’t know what will be the outcome of this Obi, people should keep their eyes open . Let’s go there.
Thanks for the information
Thank you
So much audacity but there's always need to think thru one's plans and actions so you have a fair fighting chance if matters go awry
History about to repeat itself again
Thanks 😢
Abiola, rest in peace.
Of the truth, Nigeria was developed during military rule. Ever since civilian took power, what they do is maintaining what was done during military rule.
Good advice
Wisdom is a principal thing.
Thank you for the piece of History...we all need to know where we are cominig from inorder to know where we are headed...With the pictures shown. it is clear that Abiola was a good friend of the military and probably saw his annulled election as a ploy played by his friends in the military to keep him down. It should also be mentioned that Abiola died after Abacha and was mostlikely killed to prevent the continued agitation for his presidency.
Kanu did not win any election.
Yes I suspected that abdulsalam and babangida kill abiola
From the information reaching me then, he was asked to renounce his speech of which he refused. That literally led to his controversial death. May his soul rest in peace
That's why @sowore is mad at Babangida, abdulsalam and Hamzat d loyal man to abacha.
@@kabirabdulrazak4244 pls be mindful of what u say online o
Good one
Thank you so much for sharing this bit of our history which has really allowed me to understand what really happened at the time more properly because I was young and didn't quite no the details.
I was quite very young then.All I shall know was that the name Abiola was in everywhere in Nigeria just like the name Tinubu or Dangote is in everywhere now
MKO is a very very Brave and determined leader. Intelligent and hold firm on what he believe...
Everyone around him during Military Regimed are afraid to speak however in their closet they act as if they are truly backing you when the action Comes...
He's truly the Father of Democracy today in our Dear Nation Nigeria
Being Diplomatic is one of the top most outstanding qualities of a Good leader.
Nice one
Moshood persevered to the end. He gave his life to facilitate the actualization of democracy in Nigeria. May his Soul Rest In Peace.
He was a strong supporter of June 12 and was rewarded as the governor of lagos state. I think he should leave the stage for the new generation.
ITT nko, they are or were all the same though, i was thinking we should have learnt a lot about who and who wants nigeria to stay together peacefully or stay together by force
@Masud Saleh No he said that openely before in an interview!! Abacha who always took care of his security problems, he said Abacha is actually dumb, but when it comes to security, he is a smart guy! he said Abacha told him to cancel the election , because he cant stand a yoruba man as his commander in chief- then for the fear of his life, saying Abacha may have killed him if he did nt cancel, so he just canclled it! i will believe what he said, because he did that without thinking and without staying behind- he just cancelled and ran away, -step aside as he erroneosly called it
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MKO did not give his life because he had more to live for, he was actually eliminated so that the country could move forward
Very good history to remember.
Good stuff
That was great...
This was a great speech
Learnt a lot from this
well done
This is very nice to know what happened during that time
Lord have mercy
You know everything and you can do anything
Into your precious hands we commit our lives Lord
Abiola was no saint and it’s fair to say he also helped contribute to the problem of Nigeria.
What finally happened to him could even be described as karma.
In the beginning Abiola after bribing the military had shady deals with that ITT contract which even Fela referenced in his song International Thief Thief.
Abiola used his massive wealth to help frustrate Awolowo’s chance of becoming President by camping with Shagari’s crooked NPN party which looted Nigeria’s resources.
Abiola realised late that NPN had just used him for his money and that’s when he decided to redeem himself and align with the masses.
You see why Tinubu has been with him all the time..
Snake go born snake...snake nor fit born dove...
I can actually see how Thiefnubu and the rest of them got their desperacy from...from the lineage of bribery and corruption
What a great history
Keep up the good work
Man of people
Very educative
That jagaban cap logo don tey oo. 🙌🏽
Abiola was 100 percent right. I totally agreed with him.
May God bless Nigerians, and Nigeria must be better than as it was.
There are many lesson to learn from this historical documentary,when poeple push you pls don't be pushed I believed mko can not come out and made his speech without a support from some quarters but he was later left alone.may Allah be pls with him and grant him Aljanah firdaos .
That's yoruba
Interesting
HISTORY MUST NEVER BE DISTORTED AND FORGOTTEN
The real history was Abiola was part of the problem not the solution. He participated in not less than 2 coups, it was befitting he was denied as well.
@@Relevance4life Can you share more on this in clear term?
@@christopherafowowe4067 abiola was the main financier of IBB ousting Buhari. That’s why they are buddies. And it was the reason the top military brass refused to handover to him, because he’s essentially them. It was what also gave him the effrontery to announce that he’s the president because he saw the military as friends and never thought they’d go that far of imprisoning him for the rest of his life
@@Relevance4life not just participation, Abiola financed those coups, man is definitely not the saint the media is making him out to be
@@Relevance4life You sounds intelligent. I like how you read meaning into his actions.
Abiola was definitely a brave man.
May his soul rest in peace
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But he lacks wisdom.and it led to his death,same thing is playing out now 2023 general election but a lesson you should learn from Peter obi is what you shouldn't learn from mko abiola
Yeah, very interesting ❤ this history of M.K.O Abiola have a lot to educate us about,
Such as :
'been careful about your choice of words ',
'don't just go against the man on power without having strong back up'
'Listen more than you talk'
That's why you have one mouth, two ears
May Abiola's soul rest in Peace, destiny played a game on him but the most important thing is the lesson learned from his sacrifice of himself for the sake of Democracy.
Wow! What a courageous and a controversial speech. This speech shows that Abiola had unimaginable sense of hubris. He was either intentionally deceived, or had politically ill-informed advisers who advised him.
How can you write and read such a speech out loud. Even a civilian president would find this speech treasonous at worst, or seditious at best, and both carries some form of both legal and political consequences.
For anyone who disputes this assertion, and even though 1993 presidential election was much cleaner and less controversial than 2023 election; MKO Abiola wasn't suppose to give such a speech. Consequently, Peter Obi is wildly believed, by many Nigerians, to have won the 2023 presidential election; he would NOT dear to make such or a seditious speech as this one without any ramification from BAT's administration. A ramification that would most likely include imprisonment.
However, Peter Obi is very astute to make such a careless speech. May the soul of MKO Abiola RIP. Amen!
Nice one,,, many thanks for sharing this with us.
See JagaBan behind Abacha & MKO, Emilokan true true but he’s too old and weak for the office. We need a younger more competent President
I don’t think it was a wrong decision for him to come back to claim what rightfully belongs to him or say anything about the military government… it was just unfortunate that he died and couldn’t get the Presidency.
He was the man of the people.
And he was a Hero.
Wasn’t a coward.
Don’t get it wrong, my fellow Nigerians.
It's so funny abiola financed some coup in Nigeria
Yes you're right but he should have known that power was in the hand of a powerful man who will do anything to keep it. Its sad about his ending thou.
they killed him,cos Abacha die before him
This speech was the most foolish thing he did, while in Nigeria.
This is very important documented video.
I actually like the both men but is just unfortunate because, Sani Abacha tested power and know the sweetness of it and MKO could have know better and just calm down and support to finish his term.
But
Even though I was very small boy but thank God for you to bring this up in the course of work and I believe lesson has been learned from has happened between two of them and I believe it'll not happen again because the look of things, they way things are going presently as we go into 2023 general election for presidential and national Assemblies ones with the situation of Naira redesign to ensure our principal JAGABAN ONE OF AFRICAN couldn't win. I hope and pray 🙏🙏 we should wise 🙏🙏 up to know the right thing for us so that we could face the same problem now and after election.
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We will have gotten it as a nation if Babaginda didn't make this huge mistake. Thank God he has apologized to Nigerians but we are still in the mess till now. God bless Nigeria
To hell with his apology
Apologize to Nigeria,God will never forgive him
We are still in the mess till now but Nigeria has ever been in the mess since the devil himself came down from heaven in human form of Lord Luggard that amalgamated Nigeria in 1914.Nigeria could have been the best as a country if she was divided into Northern Nigeria and Southern Nigerian.I come in peace.
Anyone who lived through SAP can never accept such a demonic apology. He committed treasonous offence
Abacha died, days later Abiola died too, meaning those who don't want Abacha also don't want Abiola.
Are you sure you know Who died first between the two?
@@judeabbah8323 bro, Gen Abacha died 08-06-1998, whick MKO died 07-07-1998.
@@abdulhamidsaddiea6523 still saying the same thing
Abiola died before Abacha but internal control did what they did to reduce chaos
@@re4thee abacha died before abiola
Any other thing u are going to argue is fallacy out of assumption
RIP MKO. What lesson to learn here: be careful., be tactical and watch your mouth
Nigeria has been in the mess for a very long time and I think we should stop praying for our ancestors cuz they play part of what is happening tk us now
That's if they were politicians.... But if they are among those that were oppressed....why won't u pray for them?
We may blame our ancestors for contributing to what we are suffering today in Nigeria, but let us not forget that our children will surely blame us for being very weak and afraid to challenge the status quo which would have ushered them a very liveable country they'll be proud to identify with.
Wow
I have learn from ur channel Dan in history class
Na waoo
Truth is always bitter but those words in MKO speeches are in line and best address the regime that has stolen the mandate of an elected president and other state leaders as at that time.June 12 mandate need to be compensated now by voting massively the Jagaban of Nigeria come 25th February at all cost to stabilise Nigeria unity going forward.My name is Mamman Muazu from Okene kogi state a true democrat and believer of Good governance thru rotation of leadership among Nigerians irrespective of tribes,religion and region
Compensation was made with obasanjos civilian rule 8n 1999
The military and Northerners are the major problem of this nation...their sense of entitlement to power is so annoying.
But times they say heals the wounds.
Abacha will never rest in peace 😢
Thank you for this video.
Even though we know the story our kids need to know also
It would have been better if you used some of the original audio of this video.
Weldone
I would have loved to but a lot of them have been copyrighted.
I was really looking forward to hear him speak intead of that if the narrator. But it's understandable because of copyright. Weldone!👍🏽
Apparently Abacha seized every single material containing that speech and took with him to the grave. Lol
The mad and wicked man Abacha came with nothing and he left with nothing 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
This is why I don't want to be anybody hero
Ogbeni save yourself
Humans
May his humble soul rest in peace Amen
Nothing can change in Nigeria only God will help us
Thanks for posting this, but according to a man I regarded as mentor, he said Abiola also gave money to Abacha to hijack presidency from Ernest shonekan but it was after Abacha enjoying himself at the presidency office, it was sweet and can't leave the place.
Why wouldn't Abiola give money to Ernest Shonekan to hand over power to him? that would have been easier than trusting a soldier
Rumors and hearsay. Don't believe the hype.
Interesting! Thank you so much for sharing this part of history with us. Truth be told, MKO Abiola's approach to claim his mandate was not the best way to go about it knowing fully well he knew Abacha was a military dictator..I know he must have been cajoled to do that and he thinking he had true followers never knew most of them were alatenujes' I miss him though
Where is abacha too
@@mondaypeter1502 Omo shey him papa na Methuselah? Everybody go die one day...
Just speech honestly the reaction of the federal government and the Yoruba Leaders is really bad to mistreat Chief MKO ABIOLA
In politics words should be backed by action.You cannot usurp power with just your mouth without a back up force to enforce your words.
GOD safe nigeria
May the soul of President. MKO Abiola, rip. Amen.
Can Nigeria have a nice dream like this again
Abiola was truly brave and audacious. He fought for a just reason but sadly was murdered in his prime. May his soul rest in perfect peace.
He paid the ultimate price..he us the reason we are in a democracy today..a true hero!
He was stupid. Democracy was always gonna come , he should have played a long game. He was as corrupt as Abacha and IBB, he financed their coups, partly the reason they never wanted him to win presidency. They knew he was very corrupt to the last. He was a religious bigot as well. The annulment and arrests, were just friends dealing with each other.