Media Group, JODER, Lashes IBB Over Comments, Says He Ought To Be In Prison

By Akinwale Kasali

Foremost Nigeria Media Rights Group, Journalists for Democratic Rights, JODER, said it wasn’t surprised with the utterances of former Military President, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida on the State of the Nation.

The Group through its Executive Director, Adewale Adeoye, said that IBB has an over bloated rating of himself in terms of governance, whereas, he plunged the nation into this deplorable state it presently finds itself.

IBB in an exclusive interview with Arise TV lamented the pathetic state of the economy, the corruption menace bedeviling the nation and the unprecedented insecurity in the country.

JODER said it was  not surprised by the former Military President’s statement,  alleging that he has little intellectual power, barren on economy and statesmanship, yet shot to power through bullets and brute force.

“Does he think we have a short memory? Even if history is not taught in schools, our children should know that for every effect, there is a cause. IBB laid the foundation for most of the problems we have today.

“IBB opened up a dark alley for Nigeria. He dug a blackhole for the country, he buried the grandeur of the country and left it to decay under the rubble of ineptitude and the worst kind of cruelty. He left thousands of landmines for Nigeria making its future growth stunted.

“He spoke about corruption. Has he forgotten that for the eight years he ruled, he and his State Military Administrators accounted to nobody? Accounts were not audited except by auditors he appointed by fiat. Does he think we have forgotten that corruption was a direct principle of his State policy?

“How did Dele Giwa die? IBB closed down Media Houses for months and years. Many of them never recovered as I write.

“IBB introduced violent cultists to Nigerian campuses. His agents kidnapped students. Many students were killed. The emergence of violent cult students can be traced to IBB. He laid the foundation and used them to disrupt progressive students union meetings. IBB brought SAP under which Naira pummeled, factories closed down and left the country with millions losing their jobs.

“He brought down the textile factories. His Government a plus for Yahoo yahoo and 419 boys who began to build empires across the country. IBB is also a tribalist. He wrote a caption posted to all military formations indicating he was of Fulani stock which he claimed migrated from Sullubawa, Bagwatse in Sokoto State. His most trusted cronies were his tribesmen.

“He ruined the Airforce for fear of his personal safety.  He rushed the movement of ministries to Abuja for personal safety. Many civil servants left in a hurry and many broken homes occurred as wives or husbands scurried to keep their jobs in Abuja at the expense of families left behind”.

JODER stressed that IBB is a liar, who came up with deceptive transition programmes tailored to ensure he succeeded himself, through annulment of June 12 election, which was pre-planned.

“Those who believed his excuses for the annulment behave as if they dont know IBB is deceitful and cruel. How can anyone trust the words of a dishonest and corrupt man?”.

JODER, however, added that If the Nation  Was working at its utmost capacity, IBB should have been behind bars, cooling off in prison.