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[This Day] June 12, 1993 is etched in our collective psyche because the freest and fairest presidential election in Nigeria's political annals took place on that date. International and local election observers, who monitored the election, wrote reports that stated that the election was free and fair. But incredibly, and to our utter bewilderment, Nigeria's political 'Maradona', Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, annulled that election. Consequently, Nigeria was thrown into a political cul-de-sac, which prevented the birth