@Dr Sikiru Ayinde Barrister serenades Bashorun Moshood Abiola in this song. May God continue to rest their souls. MKO: Unforgettable Moment........ Bashorun MKO Abiola was a great man, a legend of all times and a true son of Africa. Apart from having won the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election, he was naturally a great man even before he contested the election, given his philanthropic activities, the many good things he did and the many workplaces that he established. He was a benefactor to many people he sponsored to schools at home and abroad. Before he contested the election, he gave out so much money to universities as endowments. He employed so many Nigerians. He was making money and investing the money in Nigeria, investing in people. He allowed several people to also develop themselves. MKO was a great benefactor. He was more than a benefactor to several Nigerians; northerners, easterners, Middle-Belters and westerners. He never discriminated. He was a true Nigerian, detribalized. His editors were from different parts of Nigeria. He built bridges across Nigeria. That was why he won the election clearly. MKO was a great man who deserves more than a book. He should be a model to the present and future generations of Nigerian leaders. He funded Museveni’s guerrilla warfare against Idi Amin and Milton Obote. When Museveni heard that MKO was around, he rose from a cabinet meeting to meet him. The most significant one was when he went to see Nelson Mandela in South Africa shortly after his release from prison. Mandela too abandoned his ANC meeting to receive him with a lot of his people who were very grateful to MKO for funding the South African liberation struggles. I remember Abiola and Mandela were given honorary degrees together at Makerere University, Uganda. After that MKO went to South Africa and Mandela received him like a head of state. Mandela was so grateful to him, saying: “Some of the things we were able to do would not have been achieved without your generosity.” Mandela even asked Abiola to establish a newspaper in South Africa. This was January 1993 before the election. From there, he went to Saudi Arabia to perform the lesser Hajj. And when we came back, that was when the primaries for the SDP started. Abiola was a welfarist, he was a very progressive man, he was also somebody committed to the liberation movement in Africa. One can never forget his passion and commitment to the African Reparation Movement and the liberation of the black man. That was why he supported the reparation movement, he sponsored conferences and all. Of course, the Western countries were not happy, particularly those who were involved in slavery and colonialism; Britain, France, Portugal and to some extent the United States which ironically was a victim of colonialism but wasn’t happy because the United States also was guilty of subjugating the Indians in America. When Abiola started the issue of reparation, they felt threatened that if this thing should start, they might not be able to contain it. I believe that was why many of them did not support MKO to reclaim his mandate the way it expected when the June 12 crisis started. Had he been President, MKO would have been a great leader. He would have ruled from the heart. He would have looked for the best brains to do the job. I believe he would have had a very good cabinet. Nigeria would have been better today. As a leader, MKO listens to get the best advice. And he would have also used his international connections to help Nigeria a great deal. He was such a brilliant man. Those who went to school with him at Baptist High School, Abeokuta; people like Obasanjo, Ajibola, Adeosun and several others have remarkable testimonies about the brilliant MKO. At Glasgow University where he read Accounting, he made a First Class. You could see his brilliance when you discuss with MKO. He was a quick thinker and he assimilates quickly. #fypシ゚viral #fyp #fypシ - @alhajiwasiu1772