Former military President, Ibrahim
Babangida has said that retired generals in Nigeria will support the
presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari at the February 14 election.
Babangida said this when APC
presidential flagbearer, Buhari paid him a courtesy visit in his
residence in Minna, the Niger State capital.
IBB, as many would call him, said he was
proud of the persistence and perseverance of Buhari in seeking to offer
himself for service at the highest level in the country’s young
democracy.
Babangida told his guest: “You have beaten some of
us in proving General
Douglas Mc’Arthur’s theory that, ‘old soldiers never die’ but fade away
gradually, but you have refused to fade away.”
He then commended APC for honouring the
military by nominating Buhari, adding that: “I wish to congratulate
members of the party for the honour of nominating my colleague, General
Muhammadu Buhari, as your presidential candidate in 2015 election.”
He noted that the media had
misrepresented their relationship, alleging that the media had created
the impression that the two leaders were at loggerheads.
He said: “You media men have created this impression that we are fighting each other.
“Look at us here today. He knows what I mean and I know what he means.
“We both fought to keep Nigeria one when we were young majors then. We were well travelled.
“I want to commend APC for choosing our
colleague as your flag bearer. All of us will support you (Buhari) in
this course to salvage this country.”
Culled from http://omojuwa.com/2015/01/retired-generals-will-support-buhari-in-the-polls-ibb/
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