Tinubu and First Lady attend Lagos premiere of Abiola documentary

President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu attended the national premiere of “MKO”, a documentary about the life and political legacy of late businessman, publisher and politician Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, in Lagos on Thursday. The presidential couple arrived at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts in Iganmu, where guests stood as a band played the national anthem. Their arrival was shown in a video shared by Dada Olusegun, the President’s Special Assistant on Social Media.

Olusegun said the event was the Nigerian premiere of the feature-length documentary on Abiola. The screening was held on October 1, Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day. According to the supplied account, the film revisits Abiola’s life, political career and role in the struggle that followed the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

It examines his political legacy through archival material and accounts linked to the June 12 struggle. The documentary was directed by Ose Oyamendan. Its Nigerian premiere followed an international screening at the Sheffield DocFest in the United Kingdom.

Abiola, a businessman, publisher and politician, became a central figure in Nigeria’s political history after the 1993 election, which the material identifies as having been annulled. The film is presented as an exploration of that legacy rather than as a report on a new political development. The supplied material did not provide details of speeches delivered at the premiere, other attendees, or the filmmakers’ comments about the documentary.

It also did not state whether the President addressed the audience or whether the screening was followed by a discussion.