₦airaland Forum

President Bola Tinubu, former presidents and heads of state General Yakubu Gowon, President Olusegun Obasanjo, General Abdulsalami Abubakar and President Goodluck Jonathan (General Buhari sent a representative), the former president of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo, the former president of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma, former vice presidents Atiku Abubakar, Namadi Sambo and Yemi Osinbajo and many other guests attended the launching of President Ibrahim Babangida's autobiography in Abuja.

The event was also a fund raising ceremony for the Ibrahim Babangida Presidential Library.

Here are photos and videos of the event.


Olusegun Obasanjo

“You have not only contributed to history; you have contributed to documenting history. 

“It is an important part of our nation building to keep accurate records. Please don’t be unduly worried about critics and put him down syndrome.

“It may even be an indication of success, but take note of objective criticism. A chronic critic of mine, the late Tunji Braithwhite, may his soul rest in perfect peace, condemned a book of mine. And when asked if he had read it, he answered in the negative. He said he had not read it, and said that once Obasanjo was the writer, it must be condemned.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75hga9wVe6o?si=3ur5AEMsNUtJXhVu



Aliko Dangote

I will contribute N2b annually for the next four years which is N8b to the development of the IBB Presidential Library. If the project drags more than four years, I will continue to pay N2b every year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6yWMsBE-SA?si=kqO_Swxc8DjPcagY


Abdulsamad Isyaku Rabiu and Lieutenant General Theophilus Danjuma

Chairman of BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu, has donated N5 billion to establish the IBB Presidential Library, while General TY Danjuma has also donated N3 billion towards this initiative.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3awVdmxI-o?si=srYxM45IBXSTmeQb


General Yakubu Gowon

General Gowon said that he visited Babangida's school to convince them to join the Army and ten of them joined the Army (Babangida said that they were actually fifteen that joined the Army), including Babangida and Abdulsalam Abubakar.

He talked about how his late younger brother (Captain Isaiah Gowon) told him that he had a very good commander during the Civil War (Babangida) and he (General Gowon) was thinking of making the officer his ADC.

He said that it didn't happen and he was given his marching orders from Dodan Barracks. He said that Babangida was one of the people that gave him his marching orders from Dodan Barracks. It was a very difficult period and he was charged with treason.

But Shagari pardoned him and Babangida restored his rank.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwnWF4RMFnA?si=khlTaNZQLW53qs-L


Dr Goodluck Jonathan

President Jonathan said that he decided to deliver his speech while standing because he is the youngest of the former presidents. He said that he is waiting for President Tinubu to finish his presidency, so that there'll be somebody sitting on his left during National Council of State meetings.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGrwKCjtDWw?si=KIeN2pSkG8UEagUj


President Bola Tinubu

President Tinubu said that President Babangida did not immediately inaugurate the National Assembly after they were elected in 1991. There were rumblings and Babangida had a meeting with the senators. He said that he spoke up and spoke directly to President Babangida at the meeting and said, "Why are you delaying? Why not inaugurate the National Assembly here and now"?

People said that he would be arrested, but President Babangida walked up to him (when he was leaving) and shook his hand.

He talked about the banking reforms and said that the new generation banks would not exist without President Babangida.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqTlRedIqhY?si=7Eurv7GYbE_FX-4D


General Abdulsalam Abubakar

General Abubakar said that his relationship with General Babangida goes back over 80 years. He said that the usual argument between them was over who was older. He said that the argument has now been settled, "I bow to you, you are older". He thanked everybody for coming to honour his friend, his senior prefect, his colleague.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_CJ4glK8Ik?si=cpzD1EX732wiHlt8


Professor Yemi Osinbajo

Professor Osinbajo was the book reviewer and he said that General Babangida stated (in the book) that Chief MKO Abiola won the June 12, 1993 election.

He said, "Tinubu who was forced into exile by the military is here to celebrate with his former tormentors".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_TbCHSUTvQ?si=G8PGG5-1S0s6GzzP



General Ibrahim Babangida

General Babangida said that the June 12 election would not have been annulled if he had his way. He thanked everybody for coming to honour him and he thanked General Abubakar for admitting that he is his elder brother.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO1BNpWyKZA?si=0IwnQ-iVvAp9PprW

Photo 1) President Tinubu shakes hands with President Obasanjo while President Babangida watches.

Photo 2) President Goodluck Jonathan, President Bola Tinubu, President Ernest Bai Koroma (former president of Sierra Leone) and General Yakubu Gowon.

Photo 3) President Tinubu, President Nana Akufo-Addo (former president of Ghana), President Ibrahim Babangida and Mohammed Babangida.

Photo 1) President Tinubu shakes hands with President Babangida.

Photo 2) President Tinubu delivers his speech.

A round table of thieves who follow one religion or another. All religious books claim stealing is bad, yet these men’s consciences long died.

Thank God for time taking these men one after the other to the world beyond. If not for that, each won’t mind ruling us for longer than six terms each. After all the drama we read in newspapers and picking battle sides, all of them remain friends, eating and drinking merrily.

I pity the mongrels in this forum who waste their youth by following every word of these criminals in power.

Rich men circulating the muller within themselves.

I respect the owner of this thread,

Otherwise I would have made Fela proud this morning .

Boss for Eternity.
Naptu2
Living encyclopaedia
I hail u sir.

A man who almost ruined democracy is the same man they are eulogizing .. Anybody wen no fear Nigerian politicians is a brazen Witchcraft

Na just president's names I dey hear in attendance. It's well.

Gathering of the Titans
Just one nuke, Nigeria will be great again.

At almost 100 years old, Obasanjo remains
agile, healthy and with sound mind...


To him, age na just number 😄 🤣


I hear say him dey renew him "oza room"
activities with nyoung ( apologies to calabar men)
girls 👧.... 😄 🤣 😂 😉 😜 😘

He did not nail d real issue. What happened in June 12, could be traced back to d assassination of General Murtala. And d cruel execution of some innocent officers eg Gen Bisiala etc

The speech Murtala gave was similar to d one MKO gave. Steering Nigeria away from Neocolonialism.
IBB bow to foreign powers to annul in what M16, CIA classified as security concerns.
Abacha did not follow d West neither d West like MKO but they made sure they keep him in good contact.
When they got Abacha though Yessar Arafat bodyguard handshake, Abiola assumed his mandate is sure. He went into a trap.This same West pressurized IBB and Abubakar to hand over power to Civilian and support their choice.

For IBB to say Abacha pressurized him to annul June 12 is ballant lie.
Obj made sure he never honor MKO and also tag Abacha investment and hight stakes abroad when our currency was strong 'Abacha Loot'.

Nigeria is built on a very bad foundation

The sentence "youths are the leaders of tomorrow" is the most abused sentence.

How can the youth be so when old and wrinkled men refuse to leave power? They even go as far as changing their date of birth to accommodate more years!

Rubbish

IBB na boss of all bosses 4get and i feel he is a nationalist just like obj. Alakija no show face to come pay homage. That man manufactured billionares with niger delta oil. He shared the cake fairly.

Tinubu
This man is just different.
How this man gets to this very top should be study .
I don't hate successful people I pray to become one of them.
The more enemies you have the greater you become!

Where are pandoro people to come and see leaders! Not their market agulu clown in his black attire fond of always grandstanding on lambas to fool his “gullible IPOBs retards to badmouth Nigeria.

Men Mount

Did you see Buhari there?
No, because he doesn't go to places where they discuss intellectual matters.

Tinubu was busy smiling when Osibanjo was naming IBB's classmates,if anyone dared him to mention his classmates am sure he would just close his brown teeth.

IPOBidients made Tulumbu the president if you know you know
They are the cause of our “pains” today

Shivisee1:
Where are pandoro people to come and see leaders! Not their market agulu clown in his black attire fond of always grandstanding on lambas to full his gullible IPOBs retards to badmouth Nigeria.

you will never see prominent Ibos in gathering like this
Most of their leaders lack charisma

Look at them gathered to celebrate their memories and experiences but the common denominator among them all which is " Nigeria " is dead and decaying.

They have all administered Nigeria one time or the other and left her worse than they met her.

Karma will catch up with you all.

The same 'progrethieves' who fought him over June 12 were full at the event

Shivisee1:
Where are pandoro people to come and see leaders! Not their market agulu clown in his black attire fond of always grandstanding on lambas to full his gullible IPOBs retards to badmouth Nigeria.

Peter Obi always dance in ur head.

Well e dey sweet me sa

haveMONEY:
Gathering of the Titans
Just one nuke, Nigeria will be great again.

I swear down.........

Anytime they want to lie, they will start quoting dead people.
See Gowon quoting his dead brother.lol

The only mistake I see Tinubu making is inflicting excruciating pain on poor Nigerians but breaking the Northern cabals that have placed their plates on Nigeria's head while eating from it, I love that!
All their strong holds, all their illegal acquisitions of oil rigs, mining sites etc should be dismantled and withdrawn from them
The country still belongs to all and not just Northerners alone.
Can you just imagine how 2 people (2 fucking Northeners) donated 8billion to a fucking library of a fucking retired Criminal!!!

Where is Peter Obi

Book of last confession.

IBB should have been arrested on the spot for treason because he denied Nigerians their legitimate President whom they all voted for and he also took a lot of lives and destroyed a lot of businesses especially those belonging to Abiola.
I am expecting some lawyers and NGOs to sue him in Nigeria and international institutions for deterrence.