Bashir Tofa is a Nigerian politician. A HausaMuslim who hails from Kano State, Tofa was chosen to represent the National Republican Convention in Nigeria's 12 June1993 presidential election, as part of an agreement to end to Ibrahim Babangida's military rule. Before his sojourn into politics, Tofa was a well known businessman and industrialist. His running mate in the election was Mr. Sylvester Ugoh of Igbo extraction, balancing the ticket. Though Tofa's rival, YorubaMoshood Abiola, was also a Muslim, Tofa's militancy and references to jihad appear to have unsettled voters, leaving Abiola with a significant lead. Bashir Tofa was even beaten in his home state of Kano. The results were nevertheless soon annulled by President Babangida. // Introduction The Hausa are a people chiefly located in northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( (help· info)), the peaceful submission to the will of God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Kano State is a state located in north-central Nigeria. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Ibrahim Babangida General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (born August 17, 1941), popularly known as IBB, was the military ruler of Nigeria from August 1985 until his departure from office under heavy popular pressure in 1993, after his annulment of elections held that year which were widely held to have been the... The Ibo are a group of people living in what is now Nigeria. ... The Yoruba (native name Yorùbá) are the largest single ethnic group in Nigeria. ... Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola (often referred to as M. K. O. Abiola) (born August 24, 1937?) in Abeokuta, was a Nigerian Yorùbá businessman and political figure. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
A HausaMuslim who hails from Kano State, Tofa was chosen to represent the National Republican Convention in Nigeria's 12 June1993 presidential election, as part of an agreement to end to Ibrahim Babangida's military rule.
Though Tofa's rival, Yoruba Moshood Abiola, was also a Muslim, Tofa's militancy and references to jihad appear to have unsettled voters, leaving Abiola with a significant lead.
BashirTofa was even defeated by Abiola in his home state of Kano.
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