There Is Nothing New In Babangida’s Interview, It Leaves A Sour Taste In The Mouth — Afenifere

The Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has said the
former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida has said nothing
new in his interview with Arise TV on Friday describing the
interview as a sour taste in the mouth.

The Secretary-General of the group, Chief Sola Ebiseni, stated
this while reacting to the interview criticising Babangida for
saying that he annulled the June 12, 1993 Presidential election to
prevent a coup in the country.

Ebiseni said Babangida was hiding under one finger with his
claim that some top officials in the military would have staged a
violent coup if he did not annul the election which was adjudged to
be the freest and fairest in the history of the country.

The Afenifere scribe also laid the death of some young
intelligent Nigerians at the doorsteps of the former Military
ruler, saying some vibrant middle-level officers were massacred in
an organised plane crash.

Ebiseni said “Babangida has not said a new thing worthy of any
reaction in respect of his treasonable acts of the annulment of the
adjudged freest and fairest election in the country’s political
history.

“Nigerians are not interested in any excuse being now given by
IBB.

“It is even most preposterous that IBB whose regime’s hands were
stained with the blood of vibrant middle-level officers who were
massacred in an obviously organised plane crash on suspicion of
planning a coup; who headed a regime which killed his colleagues,
including intellectuals like his friend, Mamman Vasta, on
allegation of a fathom coup, will only now be insulting the
intelligence of Nigerians that he annulled their mandate to
forestall a violent coup, which, by reasonable inference, he was
aware of.

“He lost the opportunity of being the hero of democracy and
father of a new Nigeria, an eternal regret that no whitewashing on
television can redeem.”

Ebiseni, however, described the present administration as the
worst in the history of the country and said the current
administration has failed in all areas.

He said “However, it is no gainsaying the fact that the present
administration has made saints of all previous administrations in
every aspect of governance.

“The Buhari government has failed, even in the areas of his
promises to Nigerians on security, economy and anti-corruption.

“Nigeria has been rendered a failed state in its obvious
inability to secure life and property.”

He noted that “the Babangida administration cannot be accused of
sectional and sectarian disposition which is the hallmark of the
Buhari’s government.

“Rather than indulging in comparing any government with the
present, those who still have faith in the unity of Nigeria are
only fervently praying and counting days for this evil cup to pass
over.”

The Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has said the
former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida has said nothing
new in his interview with Arise TV on Friday describing the
interview as a sour taste in the mouth.

The Secretary-General of the group, Chief Sola Ebiseni, stated
this while reacting to the interview criticising Babangida for
saying that he annulled the June 12, 1993 Presidential election to
prevent a coup in the country.

Ebiseni said Babangida was hiding under one finger with his
claim that some top officials in the military would have staged a
violent coup if he did not annul the election which was adjudged to
be the freest and fairest in the history of the country.

The Afenifere scribe also laid the death of some young
intelligent Nigerians at the doorsteps of the former Military
ruler, saying some vibrant middle-level officers were massacred in
an organised plane crash.

Ebiseni said “Babangida has not said a new thing worthy of any
reaction in respect of his treasonable acts of the annulment of the
adjudged freest and fairest election in the country’s political
history.

“Nigerians are not interested in any excuse being now given by
IBB.

“It is even most preposterous that IBB whose regime’s hands were
stained with the blood of vibrant middle-level officers who were
massacred in an obviously organised plane crash on suspicion of
planning a coup; who headed a regime which killed his colleagues,
including intellectuals like his friend, Mamman Vasta, on
allegation of a fathom coup, will only now be insulting the
intelligence of Nigerians that he annulled their mandate to
forestall a violent coup, which, by reasonable inference, he was
aware of.

“He lost the opportunity of being the hero of democracy and
father of a new Nigeria, an eternal regret that no whitewashing on
television can redeem.”

Ebiseni, however, described the present administration as the
worst in the history of the country and said the current
administration has failed in all areas.

He said “However, it is no gainsaying the fact that the present
administration has made saints of all previous administrations in
every aspect of governance.

“The Buhari government has failed, even in the areas of his
promises to Nigerians on security, economy and anti-corruption.

“Nigeria has been rendered a failed state in its obvious
inability to secure life and property.”

He noted that “the Babangida administration cannot be accused of
sectional and sectarian disposition which is the hallmark of the
Buhari’s government.

“Rather than indulging in comparing any government with the
present, those who still have faith in the unity of Nigeria are
only fervently praying and counting days for this evil cup to pass
over.”