Birthday: Ibrahim Babangida Turns 81 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

Please let's support his excellency Mr Peter obi for the president of federal Republic of Nigeria, we are tired of those thief's now,

Without a tribalism and nepotism any sane Nigerian know it's only someone like Peter obi that can now rescue Nigeria from total collapsing, but seriously some ethnic bigot people will just still prefer to hav their own man at the affairs of the country either he is capable or not than to go for what could have been the best solution to all nigerian's current problems, #ObiDatti2023 is certain

Happy Birthday IBB.



Vote Peter Obi for President.



Meanwhile at a good rate sell your Pi π to us.

Happy Birthday Sir

maradona wey dribble himself enter wheelchair

but we thank you for third mainland bridge

our former he'd of state

Ok

HBD spoiler of Nigeria

Humn! This strong man back then in Dodan Barracks Ikoyi! Happy birthday general. Meanwhile, his then civil press Secretary-Duro Onabule have just passed on(RIP). Where is Major Debo Bashorun (his military secretary of that era too? One rarely hear about him.

HBD OLD MAN....

Ok

Evil genius. Hbd

I wonder why he didn't

Mokason288:
I wished you killlllled BUhari in your coup d'ètat

You would have saved Present day Nigeria from a lot of Worries

Meanwhile Happy Birthday Sir .

This useless man called Evil genius,Abacha, Obasanjo & Buhari destroyed this country called Nigeria.

IBB,Where the fvck is our $12 billion oil windfall?

Obasanjo & Atiku embezzled $16 billion meant for power.

IBB embezzled $12 billion oil windfall.

Abacha embezzled billions of dollars through his son and aide.

Buhari is currently embezzling our crude oil money.

Who cursed Africa with bad leaders?

Maradona.

Na them keep Naija like this

Happy Birthday Gen. Ibrahim Babangida rtd.

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Birthday: Ibrahim Babangida Turns 81 Today!



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

The corruption personified, the mentor of Peter Obi

Mokason288:
I wished you killlllled BUhari in your coup d'ètat

You would have saved Present day Nigeria from a lot of Worries

Meanwhile Happy Birthday Sir .

I swear and that Buhari na coward o

IBB made a wrong decision on him


Abacha would have done the job one time

Lool

Evil genius!

Maradona

The people's General. My handsome model more years of celebration I wish you.

What is there to celebrate about people that messed up this country

Happy Birthday Sir.

Happy birthday to the peoples' General

Are you a Dispatch Rider in Lekki?