of 63 secondary schools, 121 mosques and churches, 41 libraries, 21 water projects in 24 states of Nigeria, and he was grand patron to 149 societies or associations in Nigeria. In addition to his work in Nigeria, Moshood Abiola supported the Southern African Liberation movements from the 1970s, and he sponsored the campaign to win reparations for slavery and colonialism in Africa and the diaspora. He personally communicated with every African head of state, and every head of state in the black diaspora to ensure that Africans would speak with one voice on the issues. References Sources External links 1937 births 1998 deaths 20th-century Nigerian businesspeople 20th-century Nigerian politicians Moshood Assassinated businesspeople Assassinated Nigerian politicians Businesspeople from Abeokuta Commanders of the Order of the Federal Republic National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons politicians Nigerian democracy activists Nigerian expatriates in the United States Nigerian Muslims Nigerian people who died in prison custody Nigerian philanthropists Candidates in the 1993 Nigerian presidential election Participants in the 1983 Nigerian military coup Politicians from Abeokuta Prisoners and detainees of Nigeria Reparations for slavery Social Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians University of Lagos people Yoruba activists Yoruba businesspeople Yoruba philanthropists Yoruba politicians 20th-century philanthropists Nigerian company founders