June 12: Unofficial Results Of Annulled MKO’s 1993 Election Revealed

Mko, Abiola. (Photo credit: File photo).

Abiola Alleged To Have Won 19 Out Of 30 States

President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier declared June 12 as democracy day, in honour of MKO’s 1993 annulled election result, the election which was declared as the most free and fair election in the history of Nigeria.

The 1993 election was between Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention (NRC) and Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

The election which was overseen by Humphrey Nwosu, the chairman of National Electoral Commission (NEC) declared the results in only 14 states before the regime of former military president Ibrahim Babangida annulled the exercise.

See the results from the states in existence at that time:

Abuja (FCT)
NRC-18,313 47.84
SDP-19,968 52.16
256,500
WINNER:-ABIOLA

Abia
NRC-151,227 58.96
SDP 105,273 41.04
334,490
WINNER:-TOFA

Adamawa
NRC-167,239 54.28
SDP-140,875 45.72 414,129
WINNER:-TOFA

Akwa Ibom
NRC-199,342 48.14 SDP-214,787 51.86 371,288
WINNER:-ABIOLA

Anambra
NRC-159,258 42.89 SDP-212,024 57.11 847,274
WINNER-ABIOLA

Bauchi
NRC- 524,836 60.73 SDP-339,339 39.27 406,132
WINNER:-TOFA

Benue
NRC-186,302 43.06 SDP-246,830 56.94
282,180
WINNER – ABIOLA

(cool-Borno
NRC-128,684 45.60 SDP-153,496 54.40 342,755
WINNER-ABIOLA

Cross River
NRC-153,452 44.77 SDP-189,303 55.23 472,278
WINNER-ABIOLA

Delta
NRC-145,001 30.70 SDP-327,277 69.30 308,979
WINNER-ABIOLA

Edo☆
NRC-103,572 33.52 SDP-205,407 66.48 427,190
WINNER-ABIOLA

Enugu
NRC-284,050 51.91 SDP-263,101 48.09 349,902
WINNER-TOFA

lmo
NRC-195,836 55.14 SDP-159,350 44.86 228,388
WINNER-TOFA

Jigawa
NRC-89,836 39.33
SDP-138,552 60.67 726,573
WINNER-ABIOLA

Kaduna
NRC-356,860 47.80 SDP-389,713 52.20 324,428
WINNER-ABIOLA

Kano
NRC-154,809 47.72 SDP-169,619 52.28 442,176
WINNER-ABIOLA

Katsina
NRC-271,077 61.30 SDP-171,162 38.70 286,974
WINNER-TOFA

Kebbi
NRC-144,808 67.34
SDP-70,219 32.66
488,492
WINNER-TOFA

Kogi
NRC-265,732 54.40 SDP-222,760 45.60 352,479
WINNER-TOFA

Kwara
NRC- 80,209 22.78 SDP-272,270 77.24 1,033,397
WINNER-ABIOLA

Lagos
NRC-.149,432 14.46 883,865 85.5
357,787
WINNER-ABIOLA

Niger
NRC-221,437 61.90 SDP-136,350 38.10 484,971
WINNER-TOFA

Ogun
NRC-59,246 12.22
SDP-425,725 87.78 964,018
WINNER-ABIOLA

Ondo
NRC-162,994 15.58
SDP-883,024 84.42 437,334
WINNER-ABIOLA

Osun
NRC-72,068 16.48
SDP-365,266 83.52 641,799
WINNER-ABIOLA

Oyo
NRC-105,788 16.48 SDP-536,011 83.52 676,959
WINNER-ABIOLA

Plateau
NRC-259,394 38.32 SDP-417,565 61.68 1,026,824
WINNER-ABIOLA

Rivers
NRC-6408,973 63.37
SDP-370,578 36.63
469,986
WINNER-TOFA

Sokoto
NRC-372,250 79.21
SDP- 97,726 20.79 469,986
WINNER-TOFA

Taraba
NRC-64,001 38.58
SDP-101,887 61.42 176,054
WINNER-ABIOLA

Yobe
NRC- 64,061 38.41
SDP-11,887 63.59
38,281
WINNER-ABIOLA

According to unofficial results, Tofa got a total of 5,952,087 (41.64%) of votes nationwide while Abiola, who ran under the umbrella of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), scored 8,341,309 (58.36%).

The total vote cast was 14,293,396. Abiola won 19 of the 30 states and in the FCT, leaving Tofa with 11 states.