Presidential aspirant retired General Ibrahim Babangida says his presidential ambition is premised on fighting to ensure that Nigeria survives and that he needs the support of all Nigerians in this crusade.
Babangida who spoke at the Kaduna State House of Assembly yesterday also said he knows the problems bedeviling Nigeria because he had been president before and is still passionate about the situation in the country.
The former president, who was in Kaduna to open his campaign office, promised, “if you bring me back, we will work together irrespective of tribe, religion and region. Nigeria remains one and we hope to see a Nigeria that these problems will be a thing of the past as we journey into the next 50 years.”
Responding, Alhaji Bashir Idris Aliyu Zangon Aya, the Majority Leader in the Kaduna State House of Assembly, described Babangida as a house hold name in Nigeria, just like the names of the nation’s founding fathers. He said as a House, the state legislature had earlier drawn up criteria that an aspirant must meet in order to get their support. The assembly will see if IBB meets these criteria, he added.
At the state secretariat of the party, Babangida described Kaduna as his second home because he started his military career in the old northern capital and had been there until the civil war broke out in 1967. He also said he regarded his visit to Kaduna as a home coming as he knows the city very well.
While canvassing the support of party members, the former military president promised not to disappoint the people of the state if elected, praying that the bond between him and the people of the state would be strengthened.
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