ola ▁Stat ue ▁was ▁designed ▁and ▁ere cted ▁by ▁Ol uro tim i ▁A j ay i ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁Chief ▁Mos hood ▁Ab i ola , ▁a ▁politician ▁who ▁was ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁incon clus ive ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Niger ian ▁elections . ▁Stand ing ▁at ▁about ▁ 4 6 ▁feet ▁( con version ?? ?) ▁tall , ▁the ▁statue ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁during ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁Governor ▁A kin w un mi ▁Amb ode . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Mos hood ▁K ash ima wo ▁O law ale ▁Ab i ola , ▁popular ly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁M K O ▁Ab i ola ▁( 2 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁– ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁business man , ▁publish er ▁and ▁politician . ▁He ▁cont ested ▁for ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Niger ia ▁elections ▁and ▁was ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁winner ▁although ▁the ▁final ▁results ▁wer en ' t ▁released . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁det ained ▁in ▁prison ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁tre ason ▁after ▁declaring ▁himself ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁M K O ▁Ab i ola ▁died ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁day ▁he ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁from ▁prison . ▁His ▁death ▁was ▁tra iled ▁by ▁susp icious ▁circumstances , ▁while