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IBB at 71years speaks on: Boko Haram and Jonathan, state police, Edwin Clarke

August 17, 2012 by Admin Leave a Comment

IBB Photo credit: the Nation

IBB Birthday at 71years speaks on national issues

“General Babangida at an interaction with newsmen at his Hill Top mansion, Minna, Niger state as part of activities to mark his 71st birthday today also declared that he had no link with Boko Haram. He challenged Nigerians to unravel those behind the Islamic sect and its origin rather than point accusing fingers at innocent citizens. He said that there were other sensitive issues confronting the nation which were also deadly, but were being swept under the carpet.” – Vanguard Newspapers

On Boko Haram and President Jonathan:

Former Military General Ibrahim Babangida, “The call for President Jonathan to resign is laughable and it needs no comments from me or any sensible and patriotic Nigerian. What the present situation in the country needs now is for all Nigerians to join hands with the president to move the country forward in all spheres of life in order to take its rightful place in the comity of nations”.

Babangida further said: “From my own observation and reading what the media write, I want to say you have not done more studies, you have not done more investigations and researches to find out the causes of this Boko Haram and even communal clashes within the Fulanis, Gwaris and other tribes in the country. Somebody should be able to tell us; somebody should be able to do a research on these and not just conclude that I and some few others are behind the Boko Haram which is not so”.

On the support for state police:

“The fear is unfounded. I have advocated it in the past and I think it can work and I will continue to advocate it. We should not allow the fear of 1950s on the establishment of state police to continue to haunt us because things have changed and will continue to change. If we got it wrong in the 50s, it does not mean we will still get it wrong now.”

Former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (left) and Vice President Namadi Sambo Photo credit: Vanguard

On Ijaw national Leader, Chief Edwin Clark :

General Babangida said “I have been commenting on the Boko Haram issue and I have never hidden my disaffection against the sect and I will continue to dissociate myself from the sect.

“Chief Clark is my friend. I have known him for the past 35 years. There is a mutual respect between me and him and so, I wouldn’t want this issue to truncate that respect and I know he will not deny me as a friend and so, that is settled,”

On Thankful for life:

“The religious book says, in whatever position you are, you should give thanks to Allah and with the position I find myself today, I give thanks to Allah and as my birthday falls into the Ramadan period, I will remain at home with my family, pray to Allah fervently without any fanfare”, former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida concluded.

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