Is Nigeria’s Democracy Imperilled?

Since the exit of the military from political power in 1999, Nigeria has deemed fit to set aside every June 12 to reminisce on its democratic journey and commemorate the late Chief Moshood Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 election.
What followed  after that election was annulled by General Ibrahim Babangida, then military president, was one of the darkest periods in Nigeria’s history. Abiola declared himself president and was arrested and incarcerated by the military government of General Sani Abacha, who had seized power after the collapse of the interim national government installed by the departing Babangida administration.
The struggle that followed was marked by r...