Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural group, said former
Nigerian president Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has lost the opportunity to
be the father of a new Nigerian.
Afenifere stated this on Saturday while reacting to the
excuse given by IBB for annulling the June 12 election won by M.K.O Abiola.
rejected the excuse given by Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida
(IBB) for annulling the June 12 election won by M.K.O Abiola.
Babangida, in an interview on Friday, had said he annulled
the election to prevent a violent coup d’etat.
However, Afenifere described his comments as an insult to
the intelligence of Nigerians.
Afenifere, in a statement issued by Sola Ebiseni
secretary-general of Afenifere, described Babangida’s comment as “a sour taste
in the mouth.”
The statement said:
“Babangida has not said a new thing worthy of any reaction
in respect of his treasonable acts of the annulment of the adjudged freest and
fairest election in the country’s political history.
“Nigerians are not
interested in any excuse being given by IBB. It is even most preposterous that
IBB will only now be insulting the intelligence of Nigerians that he annulled
their mandate to forestall a violent coup, which, by reasonable inference, he
was aware of.
“He lost the opportunity of being the hero of democracy and
father of a new Nigeria, an eternal regret that no whitewashing on television
can redeem.
“However, it is no gainsaying the fact that the present
administration has made saints of all previous administrations in every aspect
of governance.”
Babangida, also confirmed yesterday that he had started
scouting for the person he will endorse for the 2023 presidency.
According to him, the person will be in his sixties.
He said: “I have started visualizing a good Nigerian leader.
That is, a person, who travels across the country and has a friend virtually
everywhere he travels to and he knows at least one person that he can
communicate with.
“That is a person, who is very versed in economics and is
also a good politician, who should be able to talk to Nigerians and so on. I
have seen one, or two or three of such persons already in his sixties.”
When asked if the person could emerge victorious in the 2023
presidential election, IBB said, “I believe so if we can get him.”
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