Redrawing History

The battle for the soul of June 12 is not over, but Nigeria is gradually coming to terms with the realities of its sordid past

MKO Abiola has eventually been ackowledged by the federal government as the winner of the June 12, 1993 elections

That June 12, 1993, looms large in any discussion of Nigeria’s democratic history isn’t accidental. It was the first - and, arguably, only - moment when every part of the country removed its religious and ethnic garb, walked out naked and emb…