MKO Abiola’s Hope ‘93 Campaign DG Jonathan Zwingina Dies At 70

Oct. 3, 2024 - SaharaReporters.com

A family source told SaharaReporters on Thursday that the former lawmaker died in Abuja on Wednesday after falling ill about four days earlier. “He took ill about four days ago at his residence in Abuja and died days later,” the source said.

Zwingina's residence in Abuja was demolished in February 2007, allegedly on the orders of Nasir el-Rufai, then Federal Capital Territory Minister. He played a key role in Nigeria's 1993 presidential election as the Director-General of the 'Hope '93' campaign organization for the late Chief Moshood Abiola, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate.

Unfortunately, the election, which was widely regarded as Nigeria's freest and fairest presidential election, was annulled by General Ibrahim Babangida, the then-military president...