A former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd) has revealed that when they were in primary school that a soothsayer predicted former military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida would rule the country.
Abdulsalam disclosed this Thursday in Abuja during the unveiling of his book titled, “A Journey in Service” and the launching of his presidential library.
He said both of them later rose to the rank of a general and also ruled the country.
Also, former President Goodluck Jonathan described Babangida as one of the most charismatic leader in the country.
He said Nigerians knew Babangida contributed significantly in terms of the infrastructure development of the country.
According to him, We cannot write the history of Nigeria without dedicating a reasonable part to your service as the president of Nigeria.
The book reviewer, and former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said Babangida dealth with an array of issues in his book.
He stressed that the issued included the Gideon Orka coup, a coup that took the life of his ADC and nearly took his own life and that of his wife, and how they escaped the coupe.
The book also dealt with the controversy as to whether the government had surreptitiously taken Nigeria into membership of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) the 1989.
He stressed that Babangida devoted a full chapter to the transition to military rule and the June 12 saga.
Osinbajo said: “The author deals with all these issues, and for this first time, answers these questions fully. For example, He tells us, for the first time, who annulled the June 12 election. He gives his own reasons for the actions that he took, and he admits where he believes he was wrong.”
