By Idris Saidu
365Daily – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has described former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, as a pillar of unity and a firm believer in one Nigeria as Babangida.
He said this in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, in Abuja on Monday, August 16, 2021, to mark Babangida’s 80th birthday.
Atiku said the former ruler popularly known as IBB, 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,’’ Abubakar said, adding that even Babangida’s “most stubborn critics’’ could not deny that he built a solid national infrastructure for the country which are still standing and visible around the country.
He further credited IBB as assembling one of the best and most formidable cabinets in Nigeria’s recent history because of his commitment to excellence.
Abubakar also commended the former military president’s resilience in facing life’s challenges, tracing it back to his childhood when he lost both parents at an early age and had to struggle to attain his achievements.