Re: [TalkNigeria] Re: IBB Quits PDP

I like this line

"We should not continue to waste our energy talking about appointments
when you don't allow ordinary man to be involved". Ibrahim Badamassi
Babagida

But the guy did a diseservice to Nigeria and Africa by cancelling (at
the call of Americans) of Mushood Abiola's election.

Aaron


On 3/1/13, Ofege Ntemfac <ntemfacnchwete@gmail.com> wrote:
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> To: "Mr. Seyi Olu Awofeso" <awofeso@mwebafrica.com>, Naija Observer
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> Subject: IBB Quits PDP
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> IBB Quits PDP
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> 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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> The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in
> a thing makes it happen.
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