Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, said he meant to advice Buhari not to run again in 2019, but to make way for younger politicians.
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The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Mohammed Maiturare, urged the students to take their studies seriously and shun examination malpractice, cultism and other vices.
The party made the condemnation in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Afegbua, who spoke on a Channels Television programme on Sunday evening, said some of Babangida’s friend sympathetic to Buhari forced him to issue the rebuttal.
Let me categorically state that as former President and Statesman, I have unfettered channel of communication with the highest authorities without sensational public correspondence, therefore those views expressed over there are personal views of the writer.
In the initial statement, Babangida told President Muhammadu Buhari not to contemplate a second term in 2019.
Having been privileged to preside over this great country, interacted with all categories of persons, dissected all shades of opinions, understudied different ethnic groupings; I can rightfully conclude that our strength lies in our diversity. But exploring and exploiting that diversity as a huge potential has remained a hard nut to crack, not because we have not made efforts, but building a consensus on any national issue often has to go through the incinerator of those diverse ethnic configurations.
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has told Nigerians to get set to vote out President Muhammadu Buhari in…
Babangida made the call in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna.
This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Governmental Affairs
Babangida said in his New Year message made available to journalists on Sunday in Minna that he and other former Nigerian leaders fought wars so that the country will not fight wars again.
The visit to General Babangida took place at his uphill residence for about one hour, while their meeting with Governor Bello, which held at the Government House, lasted for about 40 minutes
The convention is scheduled to hold at the Eagle Square in Abuja
He urged party faithful to use the convention to uphold the visionary ideals of the founding fathers of the party based on democratic tenets.
Fagbenle has paid his dues and his candour and humanity shine brighter and brighter. If 70 is the new 60, why should he keep his pledge to go backstage and stay backstage. He should make yet another cameo appearance as “Pundit Emeritus”
Babangida said in a statement to mark Nigeria’s 57th Independence anniversary on Saturday that though the nation is bedevilled with senseless agitations and conflicts, there was the need for careful appraisal of our journey to nationhood.
Then, one young lawyer, Ogaga Ifowodo, worked in the firm. It was those heady days of fervent pro-democracy activities when the term “hidden agenda” was a popular refrain ascribed to the transition rigmarole of the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida. I was then a Staff Writer at TELL magazine and had walked into Sagay’s office for an interview on the state of the nation.
Obigwe spoke in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Umuahia on the 26th anniversary of the state and level of progress so far recorded.
To me the (YLPI) summit communique of June 29, 2017 should be taken as a template at this rally: there is little or nothing to add to it
It was not clear who broke into Nzeribe’s private home in Orlu Imo State to take the photograph of the former arms dealer, maverick politician and a man believed to have been used by the former Military President Ibrahim Babangida regime to scupper the 1993 presidential election