CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Bashir Othman Tofa (20 June 1947 – 3 January 2022) was a Nigerian politician. A Kanuri Muslim who hailed from Kano State, Tofa was the National Republican Convention (NRC) candidate in the annulled Nigeria’s 12 June 1993 presidential election, which was organised by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida .

Detailed explanation-2: -At the end of the election, MKO Abiola was said to have won over eight million votes winning in 19 states while his opponent, the NRC candidate Tofa received over six million votes and winning in 10 states.

Detailed explanation-3: -The final vote was leaked on 18 June by democracy activists defying the law, revealing Abiola won by a 58% majority.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sylvester Ugoh was the Vice Presidential candidate of the National Republican Convention in 1993, the NRC’s Presidential candidate being Bashir Tofa.