IBB FIRED BACK AT BUHARI ON MILITARY RULE COMENT

Former Nigerian President Gen Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has fired back at the incumbent President Buhari on his comment on the impact we f military rule in the country since it existences, A quick recap at the presidential speech on October first to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the country at eagle square, Abuja.

In his speech, President Buhari named the military rule period as one of the major issues that set the country back a housands years back, although he also mentioned the civil war and some other not so significant issues, but he was pleased to stress the military rule to involvement in governance, he also mentioned his involvement in 1985.

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But one of Nigerian former military ruler of the period Gen. Badamosi Babangida has reiterated that it's a silly coment to make, he said the military rule time and period isnt a setback to the nation, stressing that the involvement of the military rule should rather be seen as a blessing because military rulers also put in policies and infrastructures which the country still enjoy its dividend till date. 

He also stressed that if Nigeria wasnt been ruled by the military as at the time he went into a civil war, things might have been really bad across board and no one would've been able to predict the outcome of the crisis, although the civil war is a major setback, it's still a major opportunity for a military personnel to be in power as at the period the country is under a military trial.

Although, one couldn't determine if there wasn't a military rule at the time, the civil war could've have been avoided afterall.