Throwback: How Nigeria’s Regions Voted in the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election
On June 12, 1993, Nigerians went to the polls to choose between MKO Abiola of the SDP and Bashir Tofa of the NRC. In the North Central, Abiola won 56.08% (1,315,743) against Tofa’s 43.92% (1,031,387). The North East and North West favored Tofa with 52.82% and 57.27% respectively, while Abiola led in North Central. In the South, Tofa edged Abiola in the Southeast with 51.66% to 48.34%. Abiola won both the South South (51.24%) and South West (84.94%) regions. Across Nigeria, Abiola secured 58.36% of the vote (8,341,309) to Tofa’s 41.64% (5,952,087), out of a total of 14,293,396 ballots cast.
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