Former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, has said
that military intervention in politics today is an aberration.
The former Head of State listed some obvious reasons why he
thinks any soldier that plots coup at this moment “is stupid.”
Babangida pointed out that so many factors are against the
military rule style, especially because it is no longer accepted globally.
Speaking on Channels Television on Friday night, IBB said,
“Military intervention is an aberration and I don’t think we should encourage
the military at all.
“From about 1989 till now, things have changed. The whole
world has embraced democracy, economic reform, open market and so on and so
forth.
“There’s no place for the military in those things that are
being accepted now. It is best done by politicians and the civilians so the
world is becoming closer together.
“Only a stupid soldier will attempt a coup now because the
moment you take over a government you find…if you are in West Africa subregion,
ECOWAS will come after you, African Union will come after you, European Union
will come after you, the superpowers will come after you and everything you
have to do in terms development politically and otherwise will not be accepted
until you belong to the comity of nations because you are not going to work
alone.
“So if the whole and
the United Nations say no ‘you have to run a democratic government’ anybody who
tries to change will be sanctioned whether on UN level, AU level or ECOWAS
level just like the situation in Mali.”
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