Former Military President,
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, rtd, has announced that he is in search of
a new wife.
Describing the kind of woman that
will suit him at this stage of his life, IBB said he will not take a wife much
younger than him because that will be a problem for the woman and for himself
(IBB)
Speaking with The Sun, the former
Head of State, however, expressed the fear that the new wife may not be able to
live the way he lived with his late wife and former First Lady, Maryam.
Asaba Delta-born Maryam died on
Sunday, December 27, 2009, succumbing to ovarian cancer at the University of
California’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles. She died at the
age of 61.
IBB said, “Yes, I am quite sure.
I’m searching and I’m hoping. But the longer I wait, maybe, the more
problematic it becomes.
“If it drags, I would be too old
and the whole idea of having a partner would seem to diminish. But I will make
sure [I have a partner] before reaching that stage.
“If somebody is in the corner,
you could organize that in three or six months.
“And because it must be somebody
you have known for a long time, or somebody you have been in contact with for a
long time, you don’t just tell them look this is for marriage.
“But as time passes, and
relationship building continues, it could end up in marriage.
“However, I have to be fair in my
search. I really want to be fair. For instance, you don’t expect me to take a
wife much younger than I am because that will be a problem for her and for me.
“I have to be fair. Secondly, I
do wonder if she (the chosen one) would be able to live the way Maryam and I
did, which is not easy these days. So, I keep on praying; and I think it will
happen.”
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