June 12: The Struggle For Power In Nigeria: Option A4 (#3)

After cancelling the 1992 SDP Presidential Primary polls, with his reputation suffering massively across the nation, Babangida was now in a dilemma as to what to do. Professor Omoruyi, his political advisor, came up with a brilliant plan which Babangida considered a lifesaver & thus, he embraced it wholeheartedly.

Meanwhile, Arthur Nzeribe (the multi-millionaire arms dealer from Oguta, Eastern Nigeria) and his Association For Better Nigeria (ABN), having been ‘mobilised’, began clamoring for four more years for Babangida. While Ernest Shonekan, the UAC chief, agrees to head the Babangida’s transitional council, MKO Abiola joined the political race for the upcoming June 1993 Presidential election…