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Those Who Accuse Me of Not Managing MKO’s Businesses Are Ignorant of What We Went Through – Kola Abiola

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3 years ago

May 9, 2022

Late Chief MKO Abiola and son, AbdulLateef Kola

Presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) Mr. AbdulLateef Kola Abiola, has revealed how both the military governments and the succeeding civilian administrations tried to kill the businesses of his late father and winner of the June 12 election, Chief Moshood Kasimawo Abiola.
Mr. Abiola, while speaking at a session put together by the Alvin Reports on Sunday, disclosed that those condemning him that he cannot hold together the vast businesses of his late father together are unaware of the assaults on those businesses by the military government and other administrations that followed.
Abiola said it was not until after the exit of the President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration that he got some relief over the dying family businesses.
The presidential aspirant has come under attacks for declaring to rule Nigeria saying that he failed to ensure the survival of the businesses of his late father.
Mr. Abiola’s father, the late MKO, died in mysterious circumstances after long period of incarceration by the military regime of the late General Sanni Abacha.

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A month after Abacha’s death, while hopes were high that Abiola would regain his freedom, Abiola died in detention leading to a prolonged national crisis.
The younger Abiola said on Sunday that if those accusing him of failing to ensure the survival of the family businesses know what he went through, they would have a better assessment of his person and his capacities.
He said it was so bad that anything that had any link with Abiola suffered untold attacks.
“If you know Kakanfo Inn, in Ibadan, it was shut down by the Abacha administration. The owner of the hotel had nothing to do with June 12 or even MKO. But because the hotel is named Kakanfo Inn, and you realize that my father was the Aare Ona Kakanfo, they simply just thought the hotel belonged to my father and they shut it down. It was that bad!” Abiola lamented.

Saying that he ran the campaigns of his father for the Hope ’93 project, Mr. Abiola said he had always been a man of his own mind even before the death of MKO.
Describing as totally parlous the state of affairs in the country, Kola Abiola called on Nigerians to take advantage of the PRP as a party to seek alternatives to the alleged mess by the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressive Congress.
He also disclosed that there are many details of what transpired before, during and after the June 12 saga that are not yet time for revelations.
“But I will some day talk about them,” he said. He said many of the people who pretended to be pro-June 12 were indeed working against the interest of his father.
He also expressed worry over the decision by some Nigerians to question the right of any of the Abiola family to seek elective posts.
Abiola said many Nigerians in position of authority today rose to power latching on the name of his father.
“Why is it that it is whenever any of his children come out for anything that some Nigerians say we have nothing other than capitalizing on the name of our father? he demanded.
He also gave hints on plans to resuscitate some of the businesses of his father including the Concord newspaper.

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2027 election: Shehu Sani declares bid for Kaduna central senatorial seat

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March 31, 2025

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Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani

2027 election: Shehu Sani declares bid for Kaduna central senatorial seat

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has officially announced his intention to contest for re-election in the upcoming 2027 general elections.

Sani made the declaration on Sunday while delivering his Eid-el-Fitr message at his residence in Kaduna. The former senator, known for his vocal stance on national issues, expressed his commitment to representing the people of Kaduna Central once again and addressing key challenges facing the region.

“Any politician contesting an election depends on the political equation that determines the position to vie for. If the conditions are right and the equations are favorable, I will offer myself to contest specifically for the Kaduna Central senatorial district,” he stated.

He further emphasised that his ambition remains secondary to ensuring the re-election of Governor Uba Sani for a second term.

“For now, our priority is to see that the incumbent governor, Uba Sani, is re-elected. We will work with all our might and strength to achieve this. We know there will be challenges and opposition, but we are well prepared for all forces,” he added.

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Sani also used the occasion to urge Muslims to pray for Nigeria’s peace and unity during the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. Additionally, he condemned the recent killing of hunters in Edo State, calling on security agencies to apprehend the perpetrators.

“If citizens cannot move freely across the country, then we are not truly a nation. If individuals take the law into their hands for any reason, it means there is no government or authority,” he lamented.

He called on all Nigerians who desire a better country to work towards peace and unity for the preservation of democracy, despite the challenges being experienced.

Sani also urged the government to uphold fundamental human rights, particularly the right to life, as a crucial step towards national stability and development.

2027 election: Shehu Sani declares bid for Kaduna central senatorial seat

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Wike’s aide slams Atiku, says it’s too late to buy integrity

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March 31, 2025

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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar

Wike’s aide slams Atiku, says it’s too late to buy integrity

Lere Olayinka, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media has alleged that one Nigerian that can never be found in the gathering of men of character and integrity is former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

Olayinka said this while reacting to statement by the Atiku Media Office that Atiku rejected the choice of Wike as his Vice Presidential candidate in the 2023 election of his character.

This was in spite of the fact that a committee set up by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to select a Vice Presidential candidate for the 2023 election had recommended Wike.

However, Olayinka said rather than Wike, it’s Atiku that that lacked character as attested to by his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo, in his book; My Watch.

According to Olayinka, it was already too late for Atiku to buy ‘character and integrity that he has lacked from birth’.

He said no one could have knew Atiku better than President Olusegun Obasanjo, under whom he served as Vice President for eight years.

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Olayinka said; “One of the reasons Wike first rejected Atiku’s offer to have him as his running mate was his not too impressive character and integrity rating, until he was prevaied upon. And this, Atiku exhibited when he rejected the decision of committee the party set up to pick his running mate even after telling everyone that the decision of the committee will be bidding on him.

“Now, after his lies that he picked his running mate based on the committee report that placed the former Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, as number one was bursted, he is now sermonising about character and integrity, which he, himself does not have.

“Funny that the same Atiku, that his boss described as a ‘blatant and shameless liar,’ is the one talking about character.

“For the records, Obasanjo said in his book, ‘My Watch’ that ‘What I did not know, which came out glaringly later, was his parental background which was somewhat shadowy, his propensity to corruption, his tendency to disloyalty, his inability to say and stick to the truth all the time, a propensity for poor judgement, his belief and reliance on marabouts, his lack of transparency, his trust in money to buy his way out on all issues and his readiness to sacrifice morality, integrity, propriety, truth and national interest for self and selfish interest.’

“Up till today, Atiku has not debunked what his boss said about him.

“Unlike Atiku, Wike does not hide or pretend on where he stands on issues. He is not one that will do a tweet on major issues and rush to delete it. He didn’t pretend about his position on the 2023 election and he won’t pretend on where he will stand in 2027.

“It is Atiku, that should start being truthful and reliable, especially now that he is old, because everything should not be about desperation to be president.”

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Atiku says he’s not sure about contesting 2027 presidential election

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March 26, 2025

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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar

Atiku says he’s not sure about contesting 2027 presidential election

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he does not know if he will contest the presidency in 2027.

Atiku made the remark in a yet-to-be-aired interview for a television show, Untold Stories, with Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie, scheduled for broadcast today but exclusively obtained by Daily Trust.

The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently announced the formation of a coalition of opposition leaders to wrest power from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.

However, there has been widespread speculation about who will lead the coalition and emerge as its presidential candidate, with former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, being considered among its key figures.

When asked if he would be running for the presidency in 2027, Atiku said: “I don’t know because there has to be, first of all, a viable platform, more than any other time in the political history of this country, particularly since the return of democracy.”

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Atiku, who has run for the presidency a record six times, did not rule out the possibility of contesting again in 2027.

“I have not seen Nigeria in dire need of, you know, an experienced and credible leadership than this time.

“We had a similar, you know, what would I say, merger in 2014. About four of us or is it three? We all ran for president and one of us emerged, and we all supported the one who emerged, and he won,” he said.

He agreed with former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s assertion that Nigeria’s democracy is deteriorating, saying the situation is “very dire.”

“No doubt about that,” he said.

Atiku also expressed his disappointment with the country’s political leadership.

“The next generation after me, many of them had been governors, had been senators. Instead of me to see an improvement in the level of governance at the state level and so on and so forth, I don’t see it. So I feel a little bit distressed.”

Atiku also questioned the credibility of the current legislative leadership, especially as it relates to the National Assembly’s ratification of the state of emergency in Rivers State

“I am not surprised,” he said, alleging that they are corrupt.