Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the late MKO Abiola refused to sell his presidential mandate to the late former military Head of State, Sani Abacha.
Oshiomhole disclosed this during a lecture on June 12 titled “June 12 and Beyond,” which focused on the development of democracy and security issues.
The event took place in Akure, the capital of Ondo State.
Oshiomhole said he was part of a group from the Nigeria Labour Congress that met with Abacha in Abuja after the June 12 election was canceled.
“General Abacha told us he was ready to tolerate anything and do anything for MKO Abiola.
“The one thing he was not ready to tolerate was the idea that Abiola had proclaimed himself President of Nigeria,” Oshiomhole said.
He said that even though there was pressure from government officials and middlemen, Abiola would not
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