The Secretary-General of the National Democratic Coalition, Ayo Opadokun, talked about the events of the 1993 pro-democracy struggle, among other issues. He claimed that it was not accidental that Abacha died the way he did, nor was it accidental that MKO Abiola was sacrificed just barely a month after Abacha died. He said the whole issue led to a huge battle, but they succeeded in sending the military back to the barracks.
As reported in an interview with The Punch News, Ayo Opadokun said, "It was not accidental that Abacha died the way he did, nor was it accidental that they sacrificed Chief MKO Abiola just barely a month after Abacha’s demise. It led to a huge battle. But we succeeded in sending the military back to the barracks. But I will say they went on their terms because when Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar mounted power and succeeded Abacha, Nigerians were asked to form their political parties and run during a scheduled election under Abdusalami’s transition program."