Nov 16, 2006
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| Re: .Calculating and Calibrating Babangida I agree with Toyonso.
Babangida does indeed have a large war chest which he is determined to utilise fully in seducing (corrupting more like) Nigerians preparatory to 2007.
News just coming in indicates that he has written to all the serving Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria enlisting their support for his ill conceived Presidential bid. Needless to say the cunning person that he is, he is already targeting certain of their number with his ill gotten wealth (which he is holding in "trust for Nigeria"because a time will come when he will have to give account and return our money that my parents, your parents and many Nigerians worked hard for) with extra promises of enviable positions under "his government".
80% + of Nigerians (in my estimation) doubt the bona fides and genuineness of his intentions. Many Nigerians really suffered under his regime. Many were thoroughly SAPPED until they effectively dried up materially.
Babangida single handedly eradicated the middle classes from the face of Nigeria. I was at University during his regime in Nigeria and I remember very well as I'm sure most of you do how things were back then. Not a bed of roses but most Nigerians who were prepared to work hard managed to make ends meet before he came along. The security guard at my father's office was able to send his son to University just before his SAPPING regime.
Post Babangida Nigeria became a society of those who have (and I mean really have by virtue of links of some sort to political connections resulting in favours) and an economic underclass who really really struggle to have more than one meal a day.....0-1-0 or 0-0-1 as we jokingly called it back then at University. Little did we know that it would turn into harsh reality for many Nigerian families in the coming years.
I do not wish to go on and on. I'll end this piece in this fashion. Can anyone really identify three positive things that Babangida bestowed on Nigeria during his regime which have stood the test of time and are of real benefit to Nigerians?
1. None
2. Nowt
3. Nothing
My point exactly!!!
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