Babangida berates Nigerian youths

So IBB (Babangida) wants to come back again. What amusing news! Well it’s not the first time he has itched to return to power. In 2003 and 2007 he made feeble attempts to partake in the presidential elections.
Despite the fact that his supporters made all the noise, not many people were convinced that he was a serious contender. I told those who cared to listen then that all he wanted was protection for his ill gotten wealth.He didn't have to become president. It's enough he was able to cow who ever did into protecting him. So far it has worked for him. But what makes those years different from now is that he's has been more forthcoming than ever. This is a significant observation of a slippery character best known for his 'maradonic' attitude.

The question now is why is he so serious about his ambition this time around? Could it be that his late wife was not supportive of his ambition in those years; was he too busy nursing his terminally ill wife; or was the political climate of those years when Atiku had a formidable followership too hostile for him. More than the above reasons I want to se him as a very desperate man who reckons this could be his last chance to throw in his hat for the presidential race. The man will be 70 years old soon; so it is either now or never again.

The joy of growing old is seeing your off-springs growing up. You should be ready to quit the stage at the right time. Why must it be you all of the time? Is IBB saying that he hasn’t got political off-springs he has mentored over time. Poor him. This is why he got it wrong at start by berating the youth of this country. I really don’t know which planet this man is coming from. Why is he unable to know that the Nigerian youth have moved on since he stepped aside from their life in 1993. Need he be reminded that he came to power through the barrels of the gun at the age 44.. Although, he had all the opportunity to have his name written in gold but he chose to squander it all. He ran a political economy that is most corrupt in the history of Nigeria. He stopped at nothing to soil the hands of many honest Nigerians. In fact he institutionalised corruption. Many bogus investment companies thrived during his regime. These were a reflection of the nature of the political leadership at the time. There were many unexplained assassinations during this time. The fairest election in the history of Nigeria was annulled the aftermath of which left many Nigerian dead across the country.
So his campaign managers are now saying that he is in the race to correct the past mistakes? Which past mistakes? Let him confess them now as an ordinary Nigerian not as a president. He had the opportunity of doing so at the Oputa panel which he ignored.

Nigerians don’t need people like Babangida anymore. He constitutes a risk to the future of our country. He should be stoppped. He will not be able to deliver on the needs of a modern Nigeria we all crave for. His political awareness has gone down the hill so is his political socialisation is at is lowest ebb. No wonder he thought Barack Obama was a council chairman before he became president of the US.

Patriarch Babangida sholud start to live up to his name, babangida. Quite rightly he belongs in his household..

by Onaolapo Adedeji

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