Here we go behind the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election in Nigeria. This election is considered the freest and fairest election in the annals of Nigeria’s history. Then why was it annulled?

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Background

On the 31st of December, 1983, the military aborted the second attempt of Alhaji Sheu Shagari to run a democratic government due to gross electoral misconducts that happened during the election. The military seized power in a bloodless coup and installed Major-General Mohammadu Buhari as the Head of State and the Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

Operation wetie, also known as Wild Wild West, was the name given to the series of riots that characterized both the political and civilian scene of the defunct Western Region of Nigeria in the 1960s. Operation wetie, in the context of the crises, means to douse or wet politicians, their properties and supporters with petrol and set them ablaze.

The background of the riots is traced to the 1962 Action Group crises which was a result of the struggle for power between two political leaders of the Western Region and Action Group (AG), Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Chief Samuel Akintola. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

The bloody riots started with an intra-party disagreements between the leader of the Action Group, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, and his deputy, Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola. It all began when Chief Obafemi Awolowo gave up his post as the Premier of Western Region to seek power as the Prime Minister but lost and settled as the leader of opposition in the federal parliament…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>