1993Election: Stephen Akintayo, I saw my father bring briefcase full of money and distribute every single Kobo

Nigerian novelist and businessman Dr. Akintayo Stephen has revealed that his father was a grassroots politician who served as the SDP secretary and was influential in the 1993 presidential race. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>

Stephen described how he watched his father invest his life money and even disburse election-related expenses in an interview with Seun Okinbaloye on Mic On Podcast. He claimed that their family experienced financial difficulties after MKO Abiola was not sworn in as president. He claimed they were forced to relocate to a village without running water or electricity because they were unable to pay their rent.

Stephen said the experience deeply affected his father who struggled to recover from the disappointment

In Stephen’s words: “I saw my father bring briefcase full of money and distribute every single Kobo. MKO Abiola didn’t get the position after election and we could not renew house rent, this was a room and parlour bedroom. We could not renew the house rent and we moved to a village with no running water or electricity. My dad could not even rise from that experience”. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>