ABIOLA HAS 25 WIVES AND 100 CHILDREN
ADEDA
MOSHOOD ABIOLA HAS 25 WIVES AND 100 CHILDREN
LAGOS, June 14 (Reuter) - A dozen more members of the
large family of jailed Nigerian opposition leader
Moshood Abiola have been detained in the
investigation into the murder of his wife, local
newspapers reported on Friday.
The National Concord owned by Abiola said those
arrested on Thursday included the millionaire's
brother Mubashiru Abiola, who has been the family
spokesman since the senior wife Kudirat Abiola was
killed by unknown gunmen last week.
The latest arrests come on the heels of the
detention since Tuesday of Kola Abiola, 33, the
eldest son of Abiola.
Moshood Abiola is believed to have won annulled
1993 presidential election.He has been detained
since 1994 when he defied the military rulers and
proclaimed himself president.
His murdered wife had championed the campaign to
free him and install him president and her murder
shook Africa's most populous nation, which has been
in crisis since the scrapping of the election.
The authorities have promised a thorough
investigation.
The police chief heading the murder hunt, Archibong
Nkana told Reuters on Thursday that the detention
of Kola Abiola was ``part of our gameplan to
cultivate a relationship with the Abiolas to find
out the true picture about the family. This is
necessary in the murder case.''
Local newspapers have been awash with news of
feuding within Abiola's family, which the
opposition Tempo weekly says comprises
conservatively 25 wives and 100 children scattered
across the world.
The most recent disagreement has been over which
lawyer should represent Abiola in the numerous
court cases over his stalled treason trial.
Kola's mother was Abiola's first wife. She died in
1992 when Kudirat became the senior wife.
Early this year Kola applied to the court to dump
the lawyer chosen for Abiola by Kudirat, saying his
father had instructed him to do so in order to
facilitate his release.
But the stepmother refused, causing much public
wrangling in the family.
The Concord and other newspaper said Mubashiru
Abiola was arrested in Lagos and taken to the
Abiola's hometown, Abeokuta some 80 km (50 miles)
northwest of Lagos.
They said others arrested included close relations
but they did not specify.
Abraham Ariyo
Dear Nwabu,
What is your point? Despite all these facts, if the people still decide
that he is the person they want to lead them, can you stop them?
Deborah Lawal
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On 17 Jun 1996, Nwabu Nnebe wrote:
> This is the same man we are all screaming JUNE 12 for (more on that
> coming soon enough). A man who the pro-democrats are fighting for. A man
> who Nigeria borrowed over 600 MILLION dollars for. A man who funded
> Museveni's fighting in uganda and God knows where else. A man who thrived
> on the CORRUPTION OF NIGERIA. Nuff said. nwabu.
>
>
>
Zewudie Bachore
Dear Deb,
Well said!
ADEDA
Dear Deb:
Were these facts known before he ran for office? If there was a full
disclosure of MKO Abiola's excess baggage of wives and children, Nigerians
would not have even nominated him! The idea of having someone with
TWENTY-FIVE wives and, perhaps, more than a HUNDRED CHILDREN as a leader of
Nigeria, is in itself very nauseating. It makes one so sick! Is he a
compulsive bigamist? Even if you allow him to have the maximum of FOUR
WIVES in Islam, the man is still a ---. You can fill in the blank
yourself.
What was he trying to do? Send us back to stone-age?
ADEDA
On Jun 19, 1996 10:29:46 in article <Re: ABIOLA HAS 25 WIVES AND 100
Abraham Ariyo
Dear Adeda:
When did it become a law, that an African-leader must be a monogamist to
run for office, or rule? Do you have any evidence to suggest that, a
voting pattern may exist among African electorate, based on the number of
wives a candidate have? I guess, you have stayed in the west for too long
and you have forgotten African culture and ways of life. Monogamy is not our
culture, we should not force it on ourselves, neither should it play a
significant role in our voting behaviour. It should be optional.
My friend, this your number of wive's stuff, has no image distortion view
in the face of the Nigerian electorate as it may seem--- to you. Many
electorate will vote for a leader, not because of what he does in his
bedroom, or his private life as even confirmed in the U.S. presidential
election (1992-Bill,------), much less in Nigerian. But people will vote
for whoever they presume they the trust and has the ability to do good for
them.
Your last statement was, whether Abiola wants to send us back to Stone-Age
because of his presumed number of wives. Don't get me wrong, I am not
pro-Abiola or pro-Abacha. I however, believe that Abiola knows about
economy and management and will probably do better for the country with
hundred wives than the current rule that is taking us back to Stone-Age
faster than any regime, that you are hereby defending while criticising
others.
Sole opinion of mine.
Deborah Lawal.
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nkwochas
>
> I feel sorry for anyone who's lost a member of his family, and
> that goes for Abiola too. But I am glad that this man did not
> make it to power. Not that the one there now is any better. But
> after the horrors Abiola has caused our country (and believe me,
> there is no coup in Nigeria in which Abiola hasn't had a hand),
> maybe what is happening to Nigeria now would be a lot worse. By
> the way, he is from my hometown.
> Ayo.