Nigeria's 1993 election is widely regarded as the country’s freest and fairest poll since its independence. Online claims now allege that the chairman of the electoral commission at the time declared opposition candidate Moshood Abiola as the winner. This is misleading: the electoral body was only able to declare partial results before a court order blocked any further announcements and the election was annulled. The commission’s chairman, Humphrey Nwosu, was thus unable to officially declare an