BEVERLY HILLS, February 04, (THEWILL) – Nigerians have started reacting to a statement by former military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida where he urged President Muhammadu Buhari to allow a new generation of leaders take over the country in 2019.
Among those who have reacted is the Nigeria Intervention Movement (NIM) known as the Third Political Force in Nigeria which applauded Babangida’s endorsement of its agenda to recruit, groom and position credible fresh breed successor Leaders for the 2019 elections
THEWILL recalls that the former military President, earlier on Sunday, in a national Statement urged President Muhammadu Buhari to leave the stage of the country’s political leadership honourably for new generation “digital” leadership to take the country out of its current political quagmire
While commending IBB’s strategic Intervention on the crisis of leadership and politics rocking Nigeria, NIM’s Deputy Director General, Mallam Naseer Kura on Sunday in Abuja, said NIM is also compelled by the dearth of real political parties in the country to facilitate a major Rainbow political platform, modeled after the ANC of South Africa, to undertake the grooming of its adopted candidates for the 2019 elections
Kura further asserted that “with this crucial endorsement of the third force initiative of NIM by IBB and other Eminent Leaders of the country, it means the time has come for fresh breed third force ideologues to rise up and take over the mantle of leadership to lead the country out of the present woods of political inertia and impunity, while also not shying away from NIM’s core agenda for profound democratic reordering of the Nigerian State come 2019”
The group also disclosed that it is poised to use the occasion of its national political summit and public outing in Abuja on Tuesday, 27 and Wednesday, 28 of February, 2018 respectively to seal the fusion and harmonisation of various other Coalitions, Parties and forces; with similar goal and aspirations, already in talks with NIM; as the Umbrella body of the third force initiative in Nigeria
“Finally, we wish to welcome and open our doors to any political stakeholder, irrespective of tribes, tongues and class who is prepared to sign on to NIM philosophy, ideology, Constitution and Manifesto and who is prepared to be held accountable by NIM’s creed of allegiace and solidarity with the peoples of Nigeria” Kura assured.
Other Nigerians also reacted on social media as some Nigerians berated IBB, accusing him of being a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that destroyed the country while others applauded the statement.
Here are some comments supporting the statement:
@Equityoyo wrote: I don’t know when people start listening to old and corrupt man like him again. He should focus on his health, family at his old age and leave the nation at the hands of the capable Man. Enough of thier political agenda and personal greed.
@olaadisa wrote: I find it to comprehend why people with no moral and reasonable right want PMB… Isn’t this clown suppose to be behind bars?
@nnaike2 declared: The old man IBB has spoken out objectively, even Aisha. Its good + bold to speak truthfully as one sees. Let us respect our elders + truths.
@khennymore stated: Case will close after hearing from Gen. Abdulsalam. His fellow general are begining to tell him that he is not capable.
These ones, however, berated the former President:
@Bununukabiru wrote: If he (IBB) thinks he has supporters, he should come out and contest and see the margin PMB will give him.
@dapomubaraq wrote: IBB is the reason why Nigeria is where we are right now..failed nation with failed past leaders trying to act righteous.
@corruptionconcern declared: IBB is a national destroyer. Murderer of Dele Giwa. He got nothing to say about Nigeria. National destroyers are coming out to say national builder should not contest! We are not going back to looting regimes!
@aj_tt, Honestly stated: I now believe that IBB & Obj encouraged corruption as they were able to control GEJ and got their rewards easily. But with PMB they are not happy as their wealth of stolen funds are depleting gradually.
