June 12 – Nigeria Still Faces the Same Challenges 27 Years After Transition to Democracy, Says Abiola’s Son

Abdulmumuni Abiola, son of the late MKO Abiola, stated that Nigeria continues to face many of the same problems identified in 1993.

He made the comments on Friday during an interview on Arise Television’s “Morning Show.”

The discussion took place as Nigeria marked the 27th anniversary of uninterrupted democratic rule.

“After a successive democratic government, we are still basically in the same position we were when we started. We are not necessarily saying we don’t like the democracy we are in, but we are only saying it has not been a representative one,” Abiola said.

“The fact is that some of the issues that were identified in 1993 are still with us today, and I think that’s what the issue is,” he added.

“So, I think what we have in Nigeria today is a situation where we have people in the country, but nobody is actually coming out to express their own voices, like to speak to the government,” Abiola concluded.