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21/02/2025

Press Statement
Friday, February 21, 2025.

IBB's Attempt to Rewrite history Must be Rejected

Yesterday's attempt by ex Military President Gen. Ibrahim Babangida to rewrite history during the launch of his autobiography cannot go unchallenged. Expectedly, a rash of reactions have already trailed what was obviously a hatchet job executed to mislead the present generation of Nigerians.
For starters, IBB was clearly engaged in his usual Maradona style double-speak when in one breath, he took responsibility for annulling the June 12, 1993 Presidential election and in another, he blamed the late Sani Abacha who was his Chief of Army Staff for the treasonable offence.
It is indeed ridiculous that
Babangida as the Commander-in-Chief of that junta could descend so low to accuse a dead man of such a heinous crime knowing fully well that the accused would forever remain silent.

Has Babangida forgotten that as the Head of State, he had the power to sack Abacha if indeed, the latter had threatened the people's mandate given to Abiola?
Has IBB forgotten that his so-called transition to civil rule programme was not only long and winding, but also full of b***y traps?
We recall that he postponed the hand over date to a democratically elected Government on two occasions in 1990 and 1992 before cancelling the election in 1993. Will he also blame Abacha for those postponements?
What about the banning, unbanning and rebanning of political associations and individuals?
Would Abacha also take the blame for that?
It was an open secret that Babangida's transition to civil rule programme was not designed to achieve a real hand over of power to democratic Government.
For now, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should posthumously recognize Abiola as a past President of Nigeria and confer on his family all the rights and entitlements the office attracts for deceased Presidents.
Considering the mayhem which was unleashed on the nation by the annulment of the 1993 election, President Tinubu must also hold Babangida and others found culpable for committing this capital offence.

Dr. Joe Odumakin
President,
Centre for Change.

21/02/2025

Babangida: I asked Abiola to head the interim government but he fell for Abacha’s deceit
by TheCable
Former military president Ibrahim Babangida said he wanted MKO Abiola to head an interim government after the annulment of the 1993 presidential election but he turned it down.
He said after several brainstorming sessions with various groups, he had contacted Abiola to find a way forward.
“At one of my several meetings with Abiola, arranged this time by some traditional leaders, I offered Abiola an interim position pending when we could resolve the situation. Not surprisingly, Abiola turned down my offer,” Babangida wrote in ‘A Journey in Service’, his autobiography that was launched in Abuja on Thursday,
“How could anyone blame him? Since he was convinced that he had won the elections that the annulment had denied him, it seemed overtly inappropriate to accept an interim arrangement. For him, it was a matter of once bitten, twice shy!
“At another meeting, this time a more private meeting of both families, I articulated that our lives were in danger of being snuffed out by lurking forces that wished both of us ill.”
Hinting that Abiola was already hobnobbing with Sani Abacha, the chief of defence staff, Babangida said the businessman was being deceived that the election would be revalidated and he would become president once Babangida was overthrown.
He said he thought Abiola and Abacha were very close but was surprised at the level of loathing Abacha had for Abiola.
“Unfortunately, Abiola turned his back on rapprochement with me and embraced the gimmicks of deceitful ‘friends’ who hid their real intentions from him. I read somewhere, I believe, in one of Abiola’s newspapers that Abiola thought that the moment these ‘friends’ overthrew me, the elections would be de-annulled and that he would be installed as President by his ‘coup plotting friends’,” Babangida wrote.
“As it turned out, Abiola was advised by these same ‘friends’ to leave the country to avoid death threats from fictitious military elements. Abiola’s departure paved the way for his ‘friends’ to consolidate their conspiratorial positions, eventually leading to another military takeover.
“Without question, one of my biggest headaches at this time was Sani Abacha. I knew that Abacha was ambivalent about a return to civil rule. But I thought, in retrospect now, naively, that he would support our transition to civil rule programme. As I said earlier, Abacha and I had come a long way. We were good friends, and he had indeed been nice to me. As I have said elsewhere, he saved my life once and also risked his life to ensure that I took over in 1985. I could never forget those details.
“But it’s also correct that he was a complex character. He was capable of bottling up a lot inside without giving a hint of where he was. And then, suddenly, the bottle bursts, and we begin to see a different person. I obviously didn’t know everything about him! For instance, I was alarmed to discover that he and a handful of others mobilised negative opinions against me within the military, portraying me as the problem.
“That campaign was geared towards a violent military coup to remove me as President forcefully. But even more bizarre for me was my discovery of the loathing that Abacha had for the person of Abiola, whom I thought had a good relationship with him.”
In November 1993, Abacha overthrew the interim government set up by Babangida in August and headed by Ernest Shonekan.
He clamped Abiola into detention after he declared himself president in April 1994.
Abacha died in June 1998 while Abiola, still in detention, died the following month.

17/04/2024

PORTABLE SAY EFCC SHOULD FORGIVE HIM

Please help me appeal to EFCC not to come and catch me oooo. Me a no deface the Naira. I only spray to my poor fans N2m daily. But I have stopped it. I will now be lining them up to give them money. Govt should forgive my past videos. They should not catch me and should not jail me and put me in the same cell with Bobrisky. He is a man, not a woman. He will pai me.

Portable hala as EFCC will charges Cubana Chief Priest to court on 17 04 2024.

19/11/2023

24/06/2022

The truth on this very matter shall prevail, no matter how long!!!

24/06/2022

Useful security tips from Delta State Police Command…

23/03/2022

Swiftsodium is proud to be associated with you sir.

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali-Baba has commended CSP Elemide Akinkunmi Bishop who was Head of Operations at the Nigeria Police Radio. 99.1FM, Abuja.

CSP Bishop was mistakenly credited with the sum of N600,000 into his Police Account. The officer withdrew the sum and remitted it back to the Nigeria Police Cooperative Society treasury, showing attributes of an honest and trustworthy police officer.

26/12/2021

A great man has just departed…

Rest in Power, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
South Africa 🇿🇦 and the World 🌍 will never forget your impact.

Good night 🌙

17/10/2021

Our Officer not a Bandit
-Nigeria Custom

The attention of the Nigeria Customs Service has been drawn to a ridiculous video making rounds on social media platforms, comparing a newly promoted Deputy Superintendent of Customs and a bandit with insinuation that the Customs Officer is the bandit that was recruited into the Service.

When this Officer in a nervous excitement could not get his acts together during decoration, resulting in various public commentaries, little did we imagine that mischief makers would descend so low as to fabricate this evil.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Officer in question was recruited through a rigorous process and trained in 2011 and has just grown to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Customs, ( 3 stars ).

It is therefore very unfortunate that those who are bent on presenting the Country in bad light could take a simple human error during decoration to ridicule his person and attempting to extend same to the Service and the nation. This is obviously the hand work of unpatriotic elements that should be ignored.
A good look at the pictures will clearly show that the Customs Officer is NOT the pictured bandit.

NCS therefore urges all well meaning Nigerians to ignore the ridiculous comparison and treat it as the work of those who do not wish the nation well”

- DC Joseph Attah
National Public Relations Officer
Nigeria Customs

30/09/2021

Alaafin Appoints Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as ‘Supreme Legislative Guide for the Yoruba Race’- 1st ‘AARE - BAASOFIN OF YORUBA LAND’

In a communication signed by the Alaafin on September 7, 2021 and official letter presented on Thursday September 30, 2021 to the 4th Citizen of the country by the emissary of the Alaafin led the members of the Oyomesi Council and leadership of the Oyo Development Association led by Bishop. Ayo Ladigbolu ; Alaafin writes:

“Since your victory at the polls and subsequent swearing in as a member of Federal House of Representatives representing the good people of Surulere Federal Constituency of Lagos State in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and eventual emergence as the Rt Hon. Speaker of the 9th National Assembly House of Representatives via an overwhelming 283 votes out of 360 members. “

“I have watched with keen interest your unquantifiable contributions on the floor of the House as a member with the highest number of Bills and Motions, to your rise from a Member to Minority Leader, Leader of the House and eventually the Rt. Hon. Speaker, and your Centrality in the federating unit Nigeria have placed you in the legislative realm just like our forefathers who were actively involved in nation building. “

“….Going by the above, you have demonstrated as a Legislator the uniqueness inherent in the Yoruba race participating effectively in nation building; you have participated in ensuring that the practice of separation power to check abuses of the Executive and ensure smooth running of government. “

“After due consideration and indeed consultation, the Alaafin in Council has identified you with the aforementioned attributes and considered you worthy of being honored. It is on this basis that I have decided on behalf of Yoruba land to pick you as ‘AARE - BAASOFIN OF YORUBA LAND’ “

“This new title bestowed on you is a clear reflection of your outstanding success as an astute legislator accomplished Legal Luminary, successful Representative of Yoruba race and Nigeria in general. With this title, you are placed in the rank of great Empire builders and defender of Yoruba race. The least I can expect from you in your new title is to put all the states attributes of yours for the service of Yoruba land and advancement of balanced system of government. “

Oba (Dr.) Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi lll, CFR - the Alaafin of Oyo IKU BABA YEYE

12/09/2021

“This water bottle at the provision shop is worth N100. The same bottle at a hotel is N200, at the airport, it is N300 and at some hotel it is N1,000.

Same bottle, same brand, the only thing that changes is the place. Each place gives a different value to the same item.

When you feel worthless, change places, don't stay there. Have the courage to change your circle of influence and go to a place that sees your value.

Surround yourself with people who appreciate your worth.”