June 12: How Tinubu became Abiola’s most faithful political soldier, Buhari’s ex-minister speaks

Former minister of labour and employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as one of the most faithful political ‘soldiers’ of the winner of the annulled 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola.

Keyamo made this assertion in a statement via his verified Twitter handle on Monday, June 12.

The former minister also shared a photo showing the late MKO Abiola, who won the election; late General Sani Abacha, who became military Head of State after the election was annulled; and Tinubu who became president three decades later.

In the caption, Keyamo described Tinubu as Abiola’s political soldier.

He wrote, “Today, being June 12, 2023, which is exactly 30 years after the 1993 elections, one of the most faithful political ‘soldiers’ of the winner of that annulled election (Chief MKO Abiola) has just addressed the nation as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.”

June 12 is celebrated in Nigeria as Democracy Day. It commemorates the day Nigeria’s freest and fairest election was annulled in 1993 by the military, leading to widespread protest.