Ibrahim Babangida Turns 80 Today!

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida GCFR (born 17 August 1941) popularly known as IBB; nicknamed, "Maradona" or "The Evil Genius", is a retired Nigerian Army general who ruled the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 27 August 1985 until his resignation in August 1993. He served as Chairman of the Armed Forces Ruling Council from 1985 to 1993 and Chief of Army Staff from 1984 to 1985; going on to orchestrate his seizure of power in a palace coup d'ètat against Muhammadu Buhari. He rose through the ranks of the Nigerian Army fighting in the Nigerian Civil War and at various times being involved in all the military coups in Nigeria, before advancing to the full-rank of a General and ultimately as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces; and as an unelected President and military strongman from 1985 to 1993, ruling for an uninterrupted period of eight years. His years in power, colloquially known as the Babangida Era, are considered one of the most controversial in the military history of the country, and characterized by a burgeoning political culture of corruption in Nigeria, with Babangida and his regime estimated at least 12 billion dollars (23.9 billion today).

The Babangida government oversaw the establishment of a state security apparatus; survived two coup d'ètat attempts and the subsequent execution of Mamman Vatsa (1985) and Gideon Orkar (1991) alongside the trial of hundreds of soldiers; assassination in Lagos of Dele Giwa (1986). The regime also faced a series of ethnic and religious outbreaks related to the fallout of Babangida's decision to increase cooperation with the Muslim world and rise in extremist tendencies. On the continent his rule projected the country as a regional power with diplomatic successes including the Abuja Treaty and the military engagement of Nigerian troops in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Abroad, Babangida's military government cemented traditional relations with the English-speaking world of the United States and United Kingdom; and implemented economic liberalization and the privatization of state-owned enterprises alongside a national mass mobilization. The fall of Babangida and his regime was precipitated by the transition towards the Third Nigerian Republic and subsequent militarization of politics in the 1993 presidential election which Babangida annulled.

Early life

Ibrahim Babangida was born on 17 August 1941 in Minna to his father, Muhammad Babangida and mother Aisha Babangida. He received early Islamic education before attending primary school from 1950 to 1956. From 1957 to 1962 Babangida attended Government College Bida, together with classmates Abdulsalami Abubakar, Mamman Vatsa, Mohammed Magoro, Sani Bello, Garba Duba, Gado Nasko and Mohammed Sani Sami. Babangida joined the Nigerian Army on 10 December 1962, where he attended the Nigerian Military Training College in Kaduna.

Dictatorship

Babangida ruling by decree promulgated his official title as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and placed Muhammadu Buhari under house arrest in Benin until 1988. He established the Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) as the highest lawmaking council serving as Chairman; he also restructured the national security apparatus, tasking General Aliyu Gusau as Co-ordinator of National Security directly reporting to him in the president's office he created the: State Security Service (SSS), National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).

Family

Babangida was married to Maryam Babangida from 1969 until her death in 2009. They had four children together; Aisha, Muhammad, Aminu, and Halima. On 27 December 2009, Maryam Babangida died from complications of ovarian cancer.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Babangida

When everything else fails, remember, we won't be here for long....

Call your old friends today, say hi to your Cousins and distant relatives. Love one another and don't hate nobody!

But how come buhari is 76 when we all know that buhari was IBB's senior in the army. Is buhari using a football age?

All these thiefs

Maradona do buhari shege shege.... Tinubu shey you go still cut your age to 50... Babangida na 80yrs old o

Meanwhile, the brain-dead dullard in Aso Rock is still claiming 76.

Tinubu is 67 while his first daughter celebrated 59 years old.

God of thunder where are you? I just wanna send you on an errands in ...

The Mafia himself. This man Institutionalized corruption and gave out oil blocks to his cronies and boys. He ran a Cartel like government. The “IBB Boys” are the ones currently controlling most of the well known business organizations in the country today and they are also doing well in Politics. One of his loyal boy from the east is being groomed to become President In 2023.

Gallant Commander tho bhad

HBD

```I sold fridge worth 140k to you at 15k.
Then you con get mind call me say the fridge dey shock you.
The price no shock you ni?



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So Maradona of politics is older than buhari...

Happy birthday to the Evil General

And so?

Happy Birthday to the strongest mallam.

General Ibrahimovich, the chop i chop master!

Another cunny ex leader, mctchewwwww

Happy birthday to Baba Maradona.

Is this not the same man that sentence his best friend that bested him during his wedding to death all in the name of position

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHPxIi9Zu9g


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH7JSCs0ex8

No birthday to waste.

If he didn't cancel the 1993 election (adjudged the fairest election so far in Nigeria), maybe we wouldn't have Bokoharam, Ipob, bandits, etc.

Just that act changed the course of Nigeria politics and history.

May God handle your life the way you handled this nation

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He restructured NSA, Created Security Service (SSS), National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA). Happy birthday Evil genius!!!

HBD Mr Maradona

Happy birthday Maradona. Many more years