1993 Nigerian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 12 June 1993, the first since the 1983 military coup. The result was a victory for Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola of the Social Democratic Party, who defeated Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention. However, the elections were later annulled by military ruler Ibrahim Babangida, leading to a crisis that ended with Sani Abacha leading a coup later in the year.

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola	Social Democratic Party	8,341,309	58.36
Bashir Tofa	National Republican Convention	5,952,087	41.64
Total		14,293,396	100
Source: African Elections Database

Further reading

• Gani Fawehinmi, The Illegality of Shonekan's Government: Lagos, Nigeria Law Publications. 1993.
• T. Olagunju and S. Oyovbaire (eds), Portrait of a New Nigeria: Selected Speeches of IBB: London, Precision Press. 1989.
• African Association of Political Science, The State and Democracy in Africa: Print Holdings, Harare, Zimbabwe. 1997. ISBN 0797417451 pp. 114–163