Fwd: [TalkNigeria] Re: IBB Quits PDP

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From: afis <odidere2001@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 05:04:29 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [TalkNigeria] Re: IBB Quits PDP
To: "Mr. Seyi Olu Awofeso" <awofeso@mwebafrica.com>, Naija Observer
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From: Mr. Seyi Olu Awofeso <awofeso@mwebafrica.com>
To: nigeria360@yahoogroups.com; odidere2001@yahoo.com
Sent: Friday, March 1, 2013 6:46 AM
Subject: IBB Quits PDP


IBB Quits PDP


Former military president General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has
said that the emergence of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is good
for the political development of the country, adding that he has been
vindicated on the need for the country to have a two-party system.
Babangida, who spoke to journalists yesterday in Minna, recalled that
when he proposed the two-party system to Nigeria, he was criticised
and vilified. The recent development leading to the emergence of APC
has made him happy, he said.
The nation, the former president noted, is heading towards the
two-party system and the APC's emergence, he said, is good as it would
at least provide credible opposition and choice for others.
He said, "I was a very good advocate of two-party system; when I said
two, you said I was a soldier; now you have seen reason. I think I am
happy."
Asked whether the development would pose a problem for his party
(PDP), Babangida retorted, "PDP or my party? Which one is my party?
PDP was my party" and refused to comment further.
Pressed further on the problems within the Governors' Forum and other
crises within the PDP, Babangida said, "I read a column this week
about many forums -- about this, about that -- but what of the
ordinary man? It is his vote that determines everything in this
country. We should not continue to waste our energy talking about
appointments when you don't allow ordinary man to be involved.
"The ordinary man does not know what is happening. You have not been
able to ginger the ordinary man to believe in a cause to fight for.
Unless we achieve that, we still have a lot to do."
When asked his stance as regards the economy especially as former US
president Bill Clinton recently stated that the nation's oil wealth
had been wasted, Babangida said, "You don't need a foreigner to tell
you; you write it yourself and they read it."
The former military leader also spoke on the need for provision of
sound education, stating that the country's major problem is
education. Government as well as individuals and private bodies must
stand to contribute to the educational development of the nation, he
said.


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