- Some call Chief M.K.O Abiola a philanthropist, a politician, a business tycoon, and so on. The late businessman cum politician was well-known due to his immensely successful career in business, and consequently, politics.
- However, different quarters have told the younger generation that this man attempted to Islamize Nigeria.
- To back up this argument, history has it that he sank a ship loaded with Bibles on its way to Nigeria.
Here are some details about Chief MKO Abiola’s work in Nigeria to promote religious harmony. He was proud of his education at a missionary school (Baptist Boys High School) and often quoted the Bible, the Quran, and proverbs in his speeches.
He made major financial contributions to the building of churches and mosques. He demanded and was given a Bible, a Quran, and sheets of paper to write on while in detention in Abuja. Chief Abiola demanded and received a Quran, Bible, and writing books, according to Major Hamza Al-Mustapha.
As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG , The following is an extract from Zadok’s Oputa Panel testimony (he explained how Abiola died).
“The Chief Security Officer, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, ordered me to give Chief MKO Abiola a Quran and a Bible to read, and I used to collect money from the Chief Security Officer to buy newspapers and magazines for the chief to read, as well as plain sheets for anything he may want to publish.”
So long as Abiola was not in charge, he would not have had the authority to sink ships.
Furthermore, because the products must have been shipped by a businessman (at a very high cost) in order to make profit. At the very least, we should know where the confirmed sunk ship debris is or hear the shipowners’ complaints!
People can note that from the early 1980s, Chief Abiola was active in partisan politics. In Nigeria, if you get interested in partisan politics, your enemies may spread rumors and false claims against you in order to undermine you.
