A former military head of state, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida GCFR GCB has disassociated himself from an X handle endorsing the virtues of military rule over democratic governance.
In a statement by Mahmoud Abdullahi from the former military ruler’s media office in Minna, General Babangida (often referred to as IBB) says he finds Nigeria’s Democracy resilient.
The statement reads, “Our attention has been drawn to a post on a parody account on X, formerly known as Twitter, which carries the handle @General_Ibbro, in which former President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, GCFR, was supposed to have endorsed the virtues of military rule over democratic governance.” This dubious account carries our principal’s picture and name and the coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for added effect but it does not belong to him, nor does the former President sanction any post appearing there.”
He said, “We want to unequivocally state that neither the Twitter or X account, which is essentially a parody or pretend account, nor the statement made therein ever belonged to the retired General. For the avoidance of doubt, General Babangida (rtd) believes that Nigeria’s democracy is resilient and has come to stay and that we must do everything we can to safeguard the process”.
General Babangida said that Nigerians face several challenges as a nation. Still, he has always believed we will eventually overcome these challenges and become a stronger and more progressive nation.
