Babangida FINALLY Reveals Who He Will Support In 2019 Elections
Former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida has said he did not regret taking part in the July 1966 coup d’etat, which was in revenge of an earlier coup in January 1966 even as he described the kind of person who will have his support in the 2019 presidential race.
Babangida, who made the revelation during a no-holds barred interview with a magazine, emphasized that he was going to support any group that comes out with a template that will ensure the unity and stability of Nigeria
IBB, as he is popularly referred to, said the country needs someone that has “the sagacity and eloquence of Zik; he must have the knowledge of Awo and he must have the charisma of Sardauna, Tafawa Balewa. Such a man must also possess a deep passion and love for Nigeria like Olusegun Obasanjo. He doesn’t compromise on anything Nigeria. No matter the situation, OBJ is going to stand for Nigeria. I called them four-in-one; (such a man must be) one man with four qualities.”
The coup, which he was referring to, remains the bloodiest in Nigeria’s history as many top military and political officers, like Sir Tafawa Balewa, Brigadier Samuel Ademulegun, Sir Ahmadu Bello and and Chief Ladoke Akintola, were murdered.
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