▁threw ▁his ▁support ▁and ▁organization ▁towards ▁actual izing ▁the ▁president ial ▁amb ition ▁of ▁M K O ▁Ab i ola . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁following ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁the ▁coming ▁to ▁power ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁military ▁government , ▁F ala e ▁became ▁a ▁prominent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Co al ition ▁ ▁during ▁the ▁quest ▁for ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁dem ocracy ▁in ▁Niger ia . ▁F ala e ▁was ▁ja iled ▁by ▁the ▁military ▁government ▁of ▁San i ▁Ab ach a , ▁but ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁after ▁Ab ach a ' s ▁death . ▁He ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Niger ian ▁president ial ▁elections ▁on ▁the ▁joint ▁platform ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁for ▁Dem ocracy ▁and ▁the ▁All ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁against ▁Ol use gun ▁Ob as an jo , ▁the ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁A ▁Y or uba ▁Christian , ▁he ▁swe pt ▁the ▁south west , ▁the ▁Y or uba ▁heart land , ▁but ▁proved ▁unable ▁to ▁attract ▁significant ▁support ▁elsewhere . ▁Since ▁then ▁the ▁O loy e ▁F ala e ▁has ▁lived ▁in ▁semi - ret irement ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁scale ▁far mer ▁in ▁A go ▁A bo , ▁Ak ure . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁national ▁honour ▁of ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁in ▁ 2