MKO’s Daughter Reacts As IBB Admits Abiola Won June 12 Election

Hafsat Abiola-Costello, the daughter of the late MKO Abiola and Kudirat Abiola, has responded to the recent revelation by former military leader, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Rtd.), confirming that MKO Abiola won the June 12, 1993, presidential election.

Babangida made the admission during the launch of his memoir, *A Journey In Service*, in Abuja on Thursday.

In her response on Friday, Abiola-Costello stated that IBB’s acknowledgment of her father’s victory had finally settled the matter.

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“For those that kept expressing doubt that Nigerians had spoken so decisively on that day, I’m glad that General IBB’s admission that MKO won the election can now lay the matter to rest,” she said.

She mentioned that whenever June 12 is mentioned, her thoughts are drawn to her parents, MKO and Kudirat Abiola.

She also emphasized that the significance of June 12 extends beyond her family, as it symbolizes the shared hope of Nigerians for a better and more unified nation.

The statement reads, “When anyone mentions June 12, my mind always goes to MKO and Kudi. But June 12’s staying power was because the vote that Nigerians expressed that day was a vote for a better future and for unity. MKO may have been the symbol of the Hope ‘93 campaign but June 12 was about more than one man, it was about the promise of Nigeria that would deliver for Nigerians.

“For those that kept expressing doubt that Nigerians had spoken so decisively on that day, I’m glad that General IBB’s admission that MKO won the election can now lay the matter to rest.

“It’s sad that such a galvanising statement as the breakthrough vote for MKO should have been truncated by an unjust annulment. But I will be forever grateful to both MKO and Kudi for not allowing their fears for their personal safety stand in the way of the people’s desire for a better Nigeria. May such commitment endure.”

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