The former Nigerian military ruler reveals everything

The former military ruler in Nigeria Ibrahim Badamasi Babangvida, known as IBB, released a new CV, including many disclosure of turbulent times while he was responsible for the country from 1985 to 1993.

It has made a journey in the Nigerians to speak and think about what might be if things turned differently – especially the controversial decision to cancel the 1993 elections, and implement a childhood friend.

Babangida has a mixed record. While some of it praises the development of the Nigeria infrastructure, which he supervised, others say there is great corruption during his period.

Here are four fast food from the book:

This is the largest modern point because it touches a topic that many believe in the history of Nigeria. Some say that the country has not really recovered from the 1993 presidential election.

In the book, Babangvida, 83, for the first time they expressed his deep regret to cancel these elections.

The poll was supposed to put a military referee after 10 years and that canceling the result threw the country in turmoil.

Voting date – June 12 – is now mentioned in Nigeria on the Day of Democracy.

Moshood Abiola, who is widely believed to have won the elections, was later imprisoned and his wife was assassinated.

General Babangvida admitted that Abila, who died in 1998, had won the vote.

However, in 1993 where the results were collected, the military government suddenly stopped the operation – a measure of widespread protests and a political crisis.

“This history accident is very unfortunate. The nation has the right to expect an expression of unfortunately,” Babangvida writes.

At that time, he cited the issue of buying votes, as well as the need to protect the country in the country as reasons for cancellation.

General Babanga was forced to resign after several months.

The current president of Nigeria, Paula Tenobo, said in the launch of the book that General Babangvida showed courage by admitting what happened.

Apiola Jamio’s son said that the recognition of General Babangaida had won the elections as a welcome surprise to him and some members of his family.

“Maybe General Babangvida was looking for peace,” BBC Forest told the Africa Podcast.

Civil rule was eventually restored in 1999, 11 months after the death of another military ruler, General Sani Abasha. He had seized power at the end of 1993 in the wake of the elections that were canceled.

General Maman Fatesa and Pabanjida grew up together, and they were in the same class in school and rose next to each other in the army. His execution in 1986, after being convicted of a coup plot, is a point that speaks the other main to the presidency of Babangva.

“We were very close friends,” he recalls.

“We grew up together in Mina and they were classmates in Bida. We have done several things together as a peer. My wife reminded us that we were used to sharing the Cucclogs room. We were communicating with any shirt available, regardless of who was, we only wear and go out!” We were soon. “

However, he says now realizes that VATSA has been jealous since they were teenagers.

“With the use of the late perception now, I remember that a continuous part of our relationship when teenagers and young men were continuous and repeated on his part. It was always good for my accomplishments, especially when I think I was better than him, either in the military vocational school.”

VATSA and nine others were executed in March 1986. They were said to have planned a coup, which would have drowned in the country in the dark.

“I had to choose between saving the life of a friend and the future of the nation,” he wrote.

The other controversial issue was the 1966 coup that toppled the first Nigeria government after independence from the United Kingdom. Prime Minister Abu Bakr Taafawa Palau was killed, along with high -ranking national leaders and regional leaders.

The fact that most of the coup conspirators were from southeast Nigeria means that the coup has become known as “IGBO Coup” – the Babangida brand rejects.

He highlighted the role of Major John Opiano, the ethnic IPO officer, who played a major role in suppressing the coup, and revealed that many of the senior stupidity officers were also killed in the rebellion.

The book also sheds light on the participation of members of other ethnic groups, especially Yorubas, many of whom said he participated in the military seizure.

The former leader emphasized that the original intention of the coup plans is to release the politician Upavimi Olu from detention and his installation as president.

“It was a terrible time for the Nigerian army. As I said elsewhere, as a young officer he saw all this from a distance, most likely, ethnic feelings did not pay the original goal of the coup plans.

“For example, the head of the conspirators, Major Kaduna Nizouu, was only” Ighgu “in the name. He was born and raised in Kadona, his migrant parents were from Uzbanam in the state of Delta today, which was in 1966, in 1966, he was in the old region in the middle of the west. For the best in the country.

The IGBOS Association, with the coup, led to attacks on members of this society throughout the country and ultimately to the civil war in which some IGP leaders tried to separate from Nigeria in 1967. At least a million people were killed in what became known as the Piavan War.

Many Nigerians believe that the wife of Babangvida Maryam is the first most famous and influential lady in the country. From 1985 to when they left his position in 1993, their love story captured many people. She died in 2009 and did not marry the former head of state.

“She was amazing. Her beauty was ebony from charming eyes, and her impressive smile showed a beautiful group of teeth; when she smiled – she often smiled – her face lit up, and her eyes danced,” he wrote.

“We have seen our marriage as our freedom and we agreed to resolve things if we quarreled. We were very compatible; in fact, I can only remember appropriate people who did not quarrel with them, and none of us was afraid to apologize to the other. In all years of our marriage, it was never necessary for anyone to mediate between us because of the bad separation because of that original meeting of rights.

“I never imagined that Mary would die before I did that, but the gift of life is in the hands of God, not in humanity. I am grateful to Mary’s life and her participation in our union. Holding without her easy, but he was less asking for the memories of our lives together and the length of her shadow.”

Maryam describes as a sincere wife, a mother, a housewife, and an emotional preacher for rural women. Above all, he saw her as a real partner.