August 16, (THEWILL) – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, as a pillar of unity and a firm believer in one Nigeria.
As Babangida marks his 80th birthday on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, Atiku in a statement issued on Monday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, said the former military President, established an inclusive government that reflected Nigeria’s ethnic and religious diversities.
“You can’t deny IBB the credit for his sincere efforts to build a viable Federation founded on equitable representation,” Atiku said.
He noted that even Babangida’s “most stubborn critics’’ could not deny the fact that, as military President, he built solid national infrastructures for the country that are still visible all round Nigeria.
The former Vice President also paid tribute to IBB for assembling one of the best and most formidable cabinets in Nigeria’s recent history because of his commitment to excellence.
Atiku commended Babangida’s remarkable childhood history, saying the general lost both his parents at an early age and had to struggle to pull himself up in life.
He described IBB as a man of vast knowledge, wisdom, wealth of experience and broad outlook on life.
He prayed to Allah to grant him more years in good health and vitality.
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