Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, (rtd) has said that compared to the current level of corruption in Nigeria, they were saints during his military regime.

Babangida spoke in an interview with Trust TV monitored by Vanguard on Sunday.


He said, “I sacked a governor for misappropriating N300,000. Now there are people — we read in the papers, thank God there are papers to read and social media and so on— who steal N2 billion, N3 billion and nobody is saying they are corrupt; only us because we are military, that is all.

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“I still maintain that we are saints if you compare somebody who is accused of stealing N3 billion to one with N300,000; then I think we are saints.”



On why the battle against corruption was so difficult, he said: “I sold an idea but because it came from me, nobody likes it, nobody will like to hear it:

“Identify areas of corruption and attack them from the source. I read in one of the newspapers where a judge was complaining that they are not well remunerated by the public and that is a sure source of corruption.



“Wherever you have a system where you have a lot of control there will be corruption.

“So what did we try to do? We got government not to be involved in things like production.



“Anything to do with ‘I have to come to you and you will always think you are doing me a favour, so maybe I should reciprocate it’; that is the sort of thing.

“And that is why we introduced freeing the economy; you don’t need a licence to be graded Grade A; your groundnut or cocoa or cotton or whatever it is.



“You don’t need to go to the Central Bank or to go to banks to get foreign exchange.

“There are Bureaux de Change. They set it up in market areas, where you can easily go and get it.

“So the sources of corruption has to be identified and attacked,” he said.

The Minna-born General recalled that his economic policy of liberalisation and government stepping back from the economy were emulated by Yar’Adua and Obasanjo.

He said they did and the current regime was also doing it even though in a different name, “but it is all the same concept,” he noted.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/01/we-were-saints-compared-to-todays-level-of-corruption-ibb/

Are you oldies jealous of corruption v2.0?

All politicians from the South are corrupt



North 2023

Blackfire:
All politicians from the South are corrupt



North 2023

Hahah
North
Problem

Nigeria as a whole is corrupt her self

From what I read, YOU set the pace for corruption in Nigeria sir.

If corruption is not tackled, today's politicians will call themselves "saints" compared to future politicians.

Coming from the man who institutionalised corruption

Corruption was child's play when these gangsters sacked the Second Republic. Unemployment,broken infrastructures, japa,small girl big God etc. any bad stuffs Nigerians are facing itoday comes from him.

He introduced SAP, borrowed from IMF and devalued Naira

Frontpage Lasticlala,Mynd44, Dominique, Seun

tommy589:
Coming from the man who institutionalised corruption

What do you think is the ratio stolen between military and civilian rule- I think about 60:40 in favour of civilian rule. IBB contributed about $12 billion dollars of this figure, he tried.

darling2222:
Nigeria as a whole is corrupt her self

Since 1960, even before independence self.

When you dress naked in public, even Ashawo can advice you on sanity.

Big shame to Buhari and APC.


I pity Nigerians supporting Tinubu. Misery awaits them.

wahala dey!!!!
Even IBB Is Shouting He Fought Corruption
This Country Is Too Funny.
Everybody Fought Corruption But Abeg Why Is The Country Still Corrupt As Hell.

Aidejay:
wahala dey!!!!

Even IBB Is Shouting He Fought Corruption

This Country Is Too Funny.

Everybody Fought Corruption But Abeg Why Is The Country Still Corrupt As Hell.

See JAMB question

kanupapilo:

Since 1960, even before independence self.

Yes

darling2222:


Yes

kanupapilo:


What do you think is the ratio stolen between military and civilian rule- I think about 60:40 in favour of civilian rule. IBB contributed about $12 billion dollars of this figure, he tried.

It has been stealing galore since 1999.It used to be 10% kickbacks pre Babangida,but his 8yrs rule gave public officers the confidence to steal openly without fears of sanctions

Buhari has elevated corruption to a new height. Now, politicians are not the only ones stealing, even public servant are not left out.

Goddey18:
Buhari has elevated corruption to a new height. Now, politicians are not the only ones stealing, even public servant are not left out.

Free for all looting and even borrowing more to loot.

Today's stealing is above 100 million dollars.....it keeps getting higher and higher.

Bizibi:
Today's stealing is above 100 million dollars.....it keeps getting higher and higher.

Look how much the Accountant General of the federation recently looted. There are no controls in place to check looting.

300,000 then is equivalent to almost 3billion now oo.
I dey go school with 50kobo and still buy MOI moi and waterproof ice cream in my primary school days.

I dey buy full frozen chicken 3naira for my dad back then.

Let's do the maths by linear interpolation.
Full chicken of the size I am talking about is 7000naira now. 7000÷3=2333.
300,000 X 2333= 700,000,000.

Okay, you guys are truly less corruption. But the difference no much.

YES. YOU ARE RIGHT. YOU WERE NATIONALISTS AND PATRIOTS.

NOW WE HAVE TERRORISTS AND INVADERS FROM FUTA DJALON SCHEMING TO LIQUIDATE NAIRA FOR DOLLAR.

UP TILL NOW, THEY STILL HAVEN'T KNOWN WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY'RE DOING.

YOU, ABDULSALAMI ABUBARKA AND OBASANJO ARE THE CONSCIENCE OF NIGERIA.

GOD BLESS U.

True

I see some points towards the end of his submission,government control should be reduced but attempt by the government to tax every thing is aiding corrupt and sharp practices.

No you were not Babangida

You laid the Foundation for Today’s Corruption

Were People such as Gov Orji Kalu Of Abia and Bagudu Of Kebbi not your Trained Apprentices?


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