Who would have ever believed that a time would come when Ibrahim Babangida (IBB), Nigeria’s former military head, who is often accused by Nigerians of destroying the country, would be hailed as a national hero?
But guess what? Right before our very eyes, it happened.
It wouldn’t have been an issue if IBB gained this new-found favour outside the country, at least, one would know that a prophet is never respected in his home. But to our greatest surprise, Baba was hailed by Nigerians, the same people who often refer to him as “an enemy of the nation”.
Before you allow your emotion to get the better part of you, you may want to relax and at least hear why the once ‘national traitor’ was hailed as a hero.
Baba came forward with what seemed like a confession, one that sent the entire country into chaos.
However, to many, this confession painted Baba as a good man.
“MKO Abiola was the rightful winner of the 1993 election”, he confessed.
The irony?
That was the same election IBB himself annulled, a move that made him the enemy of the people.
Babangida’s Confession
You see, the June 1993 election was not an historic one not just because it became the bedrock upon which democracy was built, but because it gave Nigerians MKO Abiola, a man many saw as a messiah at the time.
True, Abiola had proved himself ready and capable to take Nigerians to the promise land.
Indeed, we cannot predict if Nigeria would have been better or worse under Abiola. All thanks to IBB, we never got to witnessed it or even enjoy the promises of his Hope 93 agenda, and this was something Nigerians were not willing to forgive.
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However, all that changed when IBB came forward with his confession.
Before we knew what was going on, many who saw Babangida as an enemy suddenly hailed him.
In fact, Babangida’s book, where he made the revelation gathered over 17 billion naira during its launch.
The financial benefit was just the beginning, Baba’s book has gain the admiration of many with the eBook seeing more downloads than even that of many writers.
Now, Babaginda is everyone’s’ man.
The internet is still boiling with reactions. We cannot but wait and see what awaits.