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Difficulty: EasyThird Republic Transition and June 12 Presidential Election

Who emerged as the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Nigeria's June 12, 1993 presidential election?

  1. Chief M.K.O. AbiolaAnswer
  2. B
    Alhaji Bashir Tofa
  3. C
    Chief Ernest Shonekan
  4. D
    General Ibrahim Babangida

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Chief M.K.O. Abiola was the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the June 12, 1993 presidential election.
Chief M.K.O. Abiola was the official presidential candidate representing the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the June 12, 1993 election, which he widely won before its annulment by the military administration.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the political parties formed under General Ibrahim Babangida's Third Republic transition framework.
The two state-created political parties were the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the National Republican Convention (NRC).
The military regime established a strict two-party system to structure the democratic transition.
2
Identify the flagbearer for the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Chief M.K.O. Abiola secured the SDP presidential ticket to contest against NRC candidate Bashir Tofa.
Abiola emerged as the winner of the SDP primaries and contested the election on June 12, 1993.

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Political party candidates of the Third Republic June 12 Presidential Election
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