Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd) has revealed that MKO Abiola’s younger brother, Mubashiru Abiola, knew why the June 12, 1993 election was annulled.

Mubashiru, 74, died at his home in Gaa Sabo area, Abeokuta, the Ogun State chapter, last week Friday, during a protracted illness.

In a condolence message personally signed and sent to Mubashiru’s family, the former military president described MKO’s younger brother as a “down-to-earth, unassuming, and devout Muslim.”

IBB stated that “despite the annulment of June 12, 1993 elections, presumed to have been won by his elder brother and irrespective of the backlash, our relationship still blossomed, largely because he understood the circumstances that necessitated our action. He was a very frank family man who abhorred malice to a great extent.

“As a member of the Abiola family, I had a very robust and close relationship with him, a relationship that spanned over three decades.

“Even though his death came to me as a shock, I am consoled by the fact that he lived a very honest life without giving room to sentiments. His sense of purpose was not in doubt.”

The former president, who said he felt a personal loss at the news of Mubashiru’s death, prayed that God grant his family “the fortitude to bear the loss.”

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