₦airaland Forum

By Emmanuel Aziken
Former President Ibrahim Babangida has flayed what he Wednesday described as an attempt to ridicule the military institution and some of its sterling lights in the name of politics.
Taking note of a television documentary aired on Tuesday night on a private television network to project President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the presidential election, Babangida lamented that the president’s backers at the same time poured calumny on some of the country’s former military rulers.

Babangida took strong objections to what he said were the negative imputations put on the integrity and services to the nation by Generals Olusegun Obasanjo, Muhammadu Buhari, himself; Ibrahim Babangida, late Sani Abacha, Abdulsalami Abubakar, and T.Y Danjuma.
Noting that the sponsors of the documentary which he described as a hate campaign were either intellectually delinquent or suffering from memory loss; or a combination of both, Babangida referred them to his leading role in the formation of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
He said:
“For record purposes, and without sounding immodest, the idea of a PDP that has now become the “largest party in Africa” started in my home, here in Minna. With the support of my fellow colleagues, we prepared the way for this democratic process that has now led us to where we are presently. We built the democratic infrastructure and architecture. Those who are parading themselves as democrats today, all participated in military governments. As a deliberate principle of remaining unsung, or blowing my own trumpet, I have elected over the years to maintain dignified silence on so many issues concerning Nigeria while I cultivate my access to each sitting President to pass across my advice in whatever form.
“It is on record and this is incontrovertible that the government I ran paraded some of the best brains this country can be proud of. I still remain eternally grateful to those wonderful brains who participated in our government to fashion a new roadmap for re-engineering the country. Some of our policies have remained unsurpassed till date and most of what the country enjoys today was a creation of the Military.
From primary healthcare to good roads, DFRRI, Better Life for Rural Women, housing, river basin authorities, MAMSER, new airports, agricultural development and other economic infrastructure, to mention but a few, were platforms where our interventions were felt. We achieved that much with very slim resources. If we had the several billions of dollars that are flying around today, we would have turned Nigeria to the Dubai of Africa.
“The military is an institution that is so dear to my heart. It is an institution that nurtured my growing up and my achievements in life. I am not only sold to the military institution and by extension the Nigerian state, I am betrothed to it. As a profession, retirees are bound to participate in politics and democracy as an all-inclusive process, same way that Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers, Nurses, and Civil Servants get involved in it.
It is the reason why I ventured into politics in 2003 before I quit in 2010. It is the same reason why General Obasanjo participated and got elected; and now General Buhari. It is therefore very curious that promoters of President Goodluck Jonathan’s aspiration would attempt to demonize and stigmatize former military leaders and cast aspersions on them in order to malign their reputation. This is very unfair.
“Fact is; the military fought a civil war to keep this country together. What I suffer today is a consequence of the injuries I sustained during the Nigeria Civil War. I am not sure there is any patriotism that is more than that. Some of us were prepared to die for the country. The military is presently combating the dreaded Boko Haram sect to restore Nigeria’s territorial integrity. What law under a democracy forbids retired military personnel from participating in politics and presenting themselves for election? Over 90 percent of American Presidents have military background.
Leadership training is better grounded in the military than any other profession. And the military parades some of the best brains in any country, including Nigeria. In fact, some of my military students that I tutored have Doctorate Degrees. It is therefore callous, wicked, out-of-sync, cynical and a show of crass ignorance for anyone to undermine the military institution by embarking on mudslinging campaigns against former presidents and leaders of military background.
“While those campaigners are pointing their accusing fingers at us, they forget to recall that the present Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization is actually a retired Military Officer. It is this form of demonization and stigmatization that often compels us to exhibit espirit de corps amongst ourselves in support of our military institution and colleagues when the stakes are high. As disciplined military officers, we are patriotic Nigerians and must be treated with utmost respect and decorum. Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/babangida-fumes-at-anti-military-political-broadcast/

As I have said and will always say, GEJ is surrounded with certified dickheads..And GEJ himself, I don't know the kinda person he is that he takes everything (advice) that comes from his dickheads..I still havnt watched a documentary by the PDP that got me impressed. Not jst their documentaries sef, everything they do or say only endz up fetching the opposition more fans.. The gods are really angry with them.


The clock is ticking, TANoids are trembling, CHANGE is coming..

Sai BuHaRi

Source nko ?

midolian:
Abeg where source dey b4 I comment?

Today's Vanguard.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/babangida-fumes-at-anti-military-political-broadcast/

FastShipping:
Today's Vanguard.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/babangida-fumes-at-anti-military-political-broadcast/

thanks..modify the original post and attach the source.

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Hmmmm

Who won support loser

sai buhari

Jonathan has been smiting everyone that helped him in 2011. He insulted past presidents. He keeps behaving like a bast^rd to his elders. surrounded himself with noise makers and miscreant, empowered militia groups and criminals, who don't even know the history of PDP, who have wide mouth to curse and insult elders.

He will suffer the consequences alone unfortunately... GEJ - The damager of Nigeria!

midolian:
As I have said and will always say, GEJ is surrounded with certified dickheads..And GEJ himself, I don't know the kinda person he is that he takes everything (advice) that comes from his dickheads..I still havnt watched a documentary by the PDP that got me impressed. Not jst their documentaries sef, everything they do or say only endz up fetching the opposition more fans.. The gods are really angry with them.


The clock is ticking, TANoids are trembling, CHANGE is coming..

Sai BuHaRi

The party is now filled with bunch of nitwits and halfwits!. Even Tony Anenih has been relegated to the background by the nitwits. That's why they can't come up with sensible campaigns.

Remember after Tanbuwal decamped? They onslaught that followed? The deputy of Rivers State decamped and what happened? We didn't see the supporters of the PDP saying Amaechi should with draw his security detail and barr him from entering government house did we?.

Its just a shame how Jonathan has used his cluelessness to turn the so called largest political party in Africa, to the stewpidest political party in Africa!.