Babangida – The Life and Times of the Evil Genius (Part 2 - "Coup Baiting")

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[aguabata]

a brilliant stringing of some previously known and unknown information. It is abundantly clear that Nigeria is owned by a group of people that are not more than 1000, the majority comes from the north and a few light sprinkle of people from other zones of the country.

[mushu]

.... and that little group of people were the people that were priviledged to have further education when the rest of their peers became clerks, teachers and translators.

They were pampered by the Government, the Community and everybody as the people who would make Nigeria develop rapidly.

Since those early days, they always felt they were the Kings of Nigeria. Cabals were formed, brotherhoods were forged. They know each other's secrets, they know when and how to steal our money , they hold the key to this nation's wealth and they intend to pass it to their children.

All we can do is watch... if we cannot fight.

[ttonjo]

Nigeria we hail thee......I thank the author for an eye opening, well research and brilliant article. But I want people to know that artificial things doesn't last forever. The so-called cabals imposed themselves forcefully against the will of majority in Nigeria, and having a field day, without realizing that they are sitting on top of an unexploded timed bomb, i.e. (the dissatisfied and oppressed people of Nigeria).
It is a matter of time when people will start asking questions and start to demand for their rights. I can assured you that no amount of armunitions will be enough to suppress the will of the people.
History shall prove me right when the time comes, and it is just round the corner when people will collectively say in one voice that ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

It has happen before in Russia and France, where certain aristocratic families, the Zars, of Russia was wiped out when the people had enough of them, and the French Revolution of 1879, that resulted into the removal of the then cabals of the royal family in France, to free the French society of the lording of the so-called royal family and free themselves of being second class citizens to others in France. I cannot see any reason why history cannot repeat itself in Nigeria.

According to the famous saying in journalism that: 'Pen is Mightier than Gun', the silence revolution has started already. It is a matter of education through pens and papers, and the people will start talking and start asking questions, and no amount of armunitions that, they, the so-called 'evil and heartless cabals in Nigeria', solely relied upon could stop it. Only time will tell.

[Bode Eluyera]

Originally Posted by ttonjo

Nigeria we hail thee......I thank the author for an eye opening, well research and brilliant article. But I want people to know that artificial things doesn't last forever. The so-called cabals imposed themselves forcefully against the will of majority in Nigeria, and having a field day, without realizing that they are sitting on top of an unexploded timed bomb, i.e. (the dissatisfied and oppressed people of Nigeria).
It is a matter of time when people will start asking questions and start to demand for their rights. I can assured you that no amount of armunitions will be enough to suppress the will of the people.
History shall prove me right when the time comes, and it is just round the corner when people will collectively say in one voice that ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

It has happen before in Russia and France, where certain aristocratic families, the Zars, of Russia was wiped out when the people had enough of them, and the French Revolution of 1879, that resulted into the removal of the then cabals of the royal family in France, to free the French society of the lording of the so-called royal family and free themselves of being second class citizens to others in France. I cannot see any reason why history cannot repeat itself in Nigeria.

According to the famous saying in journalism that: 'Pen is Mightier than Gun', the silence revolution has started already. It is a matter of education through pens and papers, and the people will start talking and start asking questions, and no amount of armunitions that, they, the so-called 'evil and heartless cabals in Nigeria', solely relied upon could stop it. Only time will tell.

Thank you for that BRILLIANT POST of yours. You said exactly what I wanted to say. I couldn't have said it better.

THE BITTER TRUTH, TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, IS THAT WE ARE A COLONY OF THE NORTH.
I will explain in details why I have made this assertion in my forthcoming article, 'n******ia: To be or not to be?

We must admit that the north has not only dominated the Nigerian Army; by the way, that's the ONLY place where QUOTA SYSTEM is not in operation, but as well has A LOT OF EXPERIENCE in the POWER GAME. Unfortunately, this is our BIGGEST WICKNESS, and where we are MOST VULNERABLE, in the south. However, just like you said, when we are ready to break up Nigeria, I can assure you that people like Babangida, with all his MARADONA, Danjuma and the whole of the northern army with all their experience in planning coups will not be able to stop us! There is no monopoly to knowledge.

People think that the only way to break up Nigeria is through another civil war or coup. That's why the Ndigbos are reluctant to start another war again because they are not sure of the position of the Yorubas. What is most important for us in the south is to choose the right strategy that will render useless all the ammunitions stored in the north. My brother, I tell you, it's possible. It's just that we have not really thought about all the options available to us to realise this objective without going to war. But, it's going to take a HELL lot of work from us. And a lot of people have to come on board to realise this plan. We are not even going to make it a secret that we want to break away, that's the most interesting part of it all. But, I repeat again, what is MOST IMPORTANT is to choose the right strategy. This is the HARDEST PART, which needs a lot of BRAINSTORMING.

If the ALMIGHTY FORMER SOVIET UNION COULD BREAK UP, WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT NIGERIA?. I asked this question in part 2 of my article, 'Nigeria: To be or not to be?, but I am yet to get an answer, talkless of a CONVINCING ANSWER.

What we need to do now is to do a lot of anlysis as regards to how other countries realised their political objective, and decide what is applicable to our situation. This should be the focus of our attention and plan now. It's not enough to talk about freedom on the internet. There is the need for a plan. I have taken upon myself the very difficult task of presenting one in my future articles. It may serve as a 'stepping stone' that others copuld improve on.

Our forefathers got independence from the British. It's now our turn to get independence from the north for the sake of coming generations.

Finally, I want to use this opportunity to thank the author for this article. Writing of biography is not that popular in Nigeria. Or should I say undedeveloped. I am greatful to him for taking up this very difficult but important task. I sincerely hope that he will go ahead to publish the biography of this man, not for us to admire him but to con firm again that he is indeed an evil genius, who has used his knowledge to steal and destroy n******ia. No matter how babangida tries to rewritye his autobiography, he will FOREVER be remembered as a CORRUPT, INCOMPETENT, VISIONLESS AND MORALLY BANKRUPT DICTATOR. Nothing can change that. No amount of interviews will change that. The very day he kicks the bucket, I can assure him that millions of n******ians will go out on the streets to jubilate and thank God. I wish you all the best in your book. The world deserve to know this DEVIL.

[FoxCatcher]

"Abiola’s publishing empire was used to launch frequent vitriolic attacks on the government with the intention of discrediting it sufficiently to psychologically prepare the public for its replacement by a military regime. In his memoirs (Beckoned to Serve), President Shagari later obliquely referred to the financing and support given to military conspirators by an unnamed “well known business tycoon”. Although he declined to name this tycoon, contextually it was an obvious reference to Abiola. Babangida went further in unequivocally confirming Abiola’s role in financing the plot against Shagari and using his influence to destabilise Shagari’s government. He later revealed that Abiola:

“was also very good in trying to mould the thinking of the media. We relied on him a lot for that. So there was both the media support and the financial support.” (Karl Maier – Midnight in Nigeria)"

Originally Posted by ttonjo

According to the famous saying in journalism that: 'Pen is Mightier than Gun', the silence revolution has started already. It is a matter of education through pens and papers, and the people will start talking and start asking questions, and no amount of armunitions that, they, the so-called 'evil and heartless cabals in Nigeria', solely relied upon could stop it. Only time will tell.

The press is always pivotal to the growth and success of budding tyrants. They (press) are always courted assidiously by them to help prepare the public psyche to welcome them and create an enabling environment for legitimising their criminal actions. Recent history shows this symbiotic relationship between the the powerful sections of the 4th estate of the realm and our ruling cabals. Often the 'masses' find out the 'truth' only when this 'relationship' breaks down.

Thank God for the development of a robust and fairly objective section of the Nigerian press. Still, one cannot but continue to wonder how much is being suppressed or not being told in the news we are inundated with daily.

The power of the pen is therefore indisputable; however its moralty and impact is subject to the one who holds it.

IBB was once the darling of the Nigerian press. Were the publishers/editors of the 1985 news media ignorant of his antecedents when they hailed him as the best thing to happen to Nigeria?

So, I'm still curious about the purpose of this piece. Is it an objective or commissioned work? Time will tell....

Nevertheless, it is a well researched and reasoned article.

Ciao

[ttonjo]

Originally Posted by Bode Eluyera

Thank you for that BRILLIANT POST of yours. You said exactly what I wanted to say. I couldn't have said it better.

THE BITTER TRUTH, TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, IS THAT WE ARE A COLONY OF THE NORTH.
I will explain in details why I have made this assertion in my forthcoming article, 'n******ia: To be or not to be?

We must admit that the north has not only dominated the Nigerian Army; by the way, that's the ONLY place where QUOTA SYSTEM is not in operation, but as well has A LOT OF EXPERIENCE in the POWER GAME. Unfortunately, this is our BIGGEST WICKNESS, and where we are MOST VULNERABLE, in the south. However, just like you said, when we are ready to break up Nigeria, I can assure you that people like Babangida, with all his MARADONA, Danjuma and the whole of the northern army with all their experience in planning coups will not be able to stop us! There is no monopoly to knowledge.

People think that the only way to break up Nigeria is through another civil war or coup. That's why the Ndigbos are reluctant to start another war again because they are not sure of the position of the Yorubas. What is most important for us in the south is to choose the right strategy that will render useless all the ammunitions stored in the north. My brother, I tell you, it's possible. It's just that we have not really thought about all the options available to us to realise this objective without going to war. But, it's going to take a HELL lot of work from us. And a lot of people have to come on board to realise this plan. We are not even going to make it a secret that we want to break away, that's the most interesting part of it all. But, I repeat again, what is MOST IMPORTANT is to choose the right strategy. This is the HARDEST PART, which needs a lot of BRAINSTORMING.

If the ALMIGHTY FORMER SOVIET UNION COULD BREAK UP, WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT NIGERIA?. I asked this question in part 2 of my article, 'Nigeria: To be or not to be?, but I am yet to get an answer, talkless of a CONVINCING ANSWER.

What we need to do now is to do a lot of anlysis as regards to how other countries realised their political objective, and decide what is applicable to our situation. This should be the focus of our attention and plan now. It's not enough to talk about freedom on the internet. There is the need for a plan. I have taken upon myself the very difficult task of presenting one in my future articles. It may serve as a 'stepping stone' that others copuld improve on.

Our forefathers got independence from the British. It's now our turn to get independence from the north for the sake of coming generations.

Finally, I want to use this opportunity to thank the author for this article. Writing of biography is not that popular in Nigeria. Or should I say undedeveloped. I am greatful to him for taking up this very difficult but important task. I sincerely hope that he will go ahead to publish the biography of this man, not for us to admire him but to con firm again that he is indeed an evil genius, who has used his knowledge to steal and destroy n******ia. No matter how babangida tries to rewritye his autobiography, he will FOREVER be remembered as a CORRUPT, INCOMPETENT, VISIONLESS AND MORALLY BANKRUPT DICTATOR. Nothing can change that. No amount of interviews will change that. The very day he kicks the bucket, I can assure him that millions of n******ians will go out on the streets to jubilate and thank God. I wish you all the best in your book. The world deserve to know this DEVIL.

Thank you Bode, for your brilliant and well informed articles: Nigeria: To be or not to be?
I read it with great interest and I can honestly assured you that millions of people read it worldwide as well. Although, I did not respond to it, but I want you to know that it has sowed a very 'brilliant seed' that is germinating brilliantly, and I do hope that it is doing same to other progressive thinking Nigerians as well. The time is coming when people will definitely say: 'enough is enough.'
Don't you know that you have got the mightiest weapons of it all 'the mighty PEN', that you posses is generating great ideas in many fertile minds worldwide?
I also want you to know that those evil cabals in Nigeria are feeling hot in their pants with all the destructive missiles you're sending into the air through your dangerous weapons 'the mighty Pen.'
They cannot stop you, they cannot stop us and we shall be free from their evil and heartless draconian grips one day. Take it or leave it, there days are numbered. I can honestly assured you that they are drinking in the last chance cup.

[BiafranPrincess]

To me ppl like IBB.... and co are really overrated cos give or take 10..15 ..20 years? they'll be dead or clearly on their way out. Not wishing anybody dead but that is reality!
I am more interested in the generation NOW and how we can rebuild this raped nation.
P.S The best way to 'kill' someone like IBB is to simply ignore him.
IBB who? Next please...

[Namio]

Originally Posted by BiafranPrincess

To me ppl like IBB.... and co are really overrated cos give or take 10..15 ..20 years? they'll be dead or clearly on their way out. Not wishing anybody dead but that is reality!
I am more interested in the generation NOW and how we can rebuild this raped nation.
P.S The best way to 'kill' someone like IBB is to simply ignore him.
IBB who? Next please...

My dear Princess,
Don't be naive, if these people are not crushed now, forget about the future. They prepare and perpetuate themselves into the future generation. While you are right in looking forward, our past still hunt us because of people like IBB.

[Son of the Delta]

@ Bode

The internal colonisers are not just the North. 8years of Olusegun Obasanjo had ripple effects that were more than the effects of about 3decades of Northern rule.

[Bode Eluyera]

Originally Posted by ttonjo

Thank you Bode, for your brilliant and well informed articles: Nigeria: To be or not to be?
I read it with great interest and I can honestly assured you that millions of people read it worldwide as well. Although, I did not respond to it, but I want you to know that it has sowed a very 'brilliant seed' that is germinating brilliantly, and I do hope that it is doing same to other progressive thinking Nigerians as well. The time is coming when people will definitely say: 'enough is enough.'Don't you know that you have got the mightiest weapons of it all 'the mighty PEN', that you posses is generating great ideas in many fertile minds worldwide?
I also want you to know that those evil cabals in Nigeria are feeling hot in their pants with all the destructive missiles you're sending into the air through your dangerous weapons 'the mighty Pen.'
They cannot stop you, they cannot stop us and we shall be free from their evil and heartless draconian grips one day. Take it or leave it, there days are numbered. I can honestly assured you that they are drinking in the last chance cup.

Thanks for your post. However, if you don't mind, I want to make a little correction concerning your post.

THE TIME IS 'NOT' COMING. THE TIME HAS COME!!!!

My articles are the beginning. They are the 'stepping stone.' Any revolution or even investment project starts with an IDEA.

I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT WE OWE IT TO GENERATIONS OF UNBORN YORUBAS, NDIGBOS, IJAWS, EFIKS, IBIOBIO AND OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE SOUTH TO BREAK UP NIGERIA. THEY MUST NOT BE BORN INTO ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SLAVERY AND BONDAGE CALLED 'ONE NIGERIA,' LIKE MANY OF US. BUT THE HARDEST TASK NOW BEFORE US IS HOW TO ACHIEVE THIS AIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT GOING TO WAR

[Bode Eluyera]

While writing babangida's biography, I sincerely hope that the author will not forget to mention the following:

1. How the evil genius stole $2.8 billion oil revenues.

2. How he blew up DELE GIWA with a parcel bomb in order to prevent him from publishing a report that implicated him for drug trafficking.

[Son of the Delta]

Originally Posted by Bode Eluyera

Thanks for your post. However, if you don't mind, I want to make a little correction concerning your post.

THE TIME IS 'NOT' COMING. THE TIME HAS COME!!!!

My articles are the beginning. They are the 'stepping stone.' Any revolution or even investment project starts with an IDEA.

I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT WE OWE IT TO GENERATIONS OF UNBORN YORUBAS, NDIGBOS, IJAWS, EFIKS, IBIOBIO AND OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE SOUTH TO BREAK UP NIGERIA. THEY MUST NOT BE BORN INTO ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SLAVERY AND BONDAGE CALLED 'ONE NIGERIA,' LIKE MANY OF US. BUT THE HARDEST TASK NOW BEFORE US IS HOW TO ACHIEVE THIS AIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT GOING TO WAR

@ Bode Eluyera

They must not also be born into another Country of economic, and Political slavery and bondage called ONE SOUTHERN NIGERIA. We owe this to our generations unborn.

Olusegun Obasanjo's 8years rule is enough proof of what a "One Southern Nigeria" would be. It must never happen.

At different times the different regions in the South have declared their independence from Nigeria remaing only the South-West they should do so. I bet others will follow immediately.

[Bode Eluyera]

How I wished that Gani Fawehinmi will also charge the evil genius to court for murdering DELE GIWA.

babangida MUST ALSO answer for the death of DELE GIWA!

[tonsoyo]

Originally Posted by Bode Eluyera

How I wished that Gani Fawehinmi will also charge the evil genius to court for murdering DELE GIWA.

babangida MUST ALSO answer for the death of DELE GIWA!

Gani did that long time ago. He was frustrated out of it, he was arrested several times and had about 15 cases instituted against him to distract him from following up the case.

By the way I sent you a PM, I am yet to get a response from you.

[ttonjo]

Originally Posted by Son of the Delta

@ Bode Eluyera

They must not also be born into another Country of economic, and Political slavery and bondage called ONE SOUTHERN NIGERIA. We owe this to our generations unborn.

Olusegun Obasanjo's 8years rule is enough proof of what a "One Southern Nigeria" would be. It must never happen.

At different times the different regions in the South have declared their independence from Nigeria remaing only the South-West they should do so. I bet others will follow immediately.

@Son of the Delta:
If Nigeria is divided today, I can honestly assured you that South-West, i.e. Oodua Republic, can stand on its own, without your previous oil. Who want 'One Southern Nigeria' any way? Is there anything called One Southern Nigeria? Please stop kidding, South-West can stand without any support from any other region.

Moreover, it is not for anyone from other Regions to tell us what to do in South-West. We are no push over for nobody. I am sick and tired of all this regular tribalistic rantings, as if South-West, forever, solely depended on Niger Delta resourses to survive. After all, there were lots of natural and abundant human resources from South-West before the advent of oil.

How I wish and pray that Nigeria is properly divided today and everyone should move on. I hope i'm not dreaming?

[Hamattan]

Originally Posted by ttonjo;

Thank you Bode, for your brilliant and well informed articles: Nigeria: To be or not to be?
I read it with great interest and I can honestly assured you that millions of people read it worldwide as well. Although, I did not respond to it, but I want you to know that it has sowed a very 'brilliant seed' that is germinating brilliantly, and I do hope that it is doing same to other progressive thinking Nigerians as well. The time is coming when people will definitely say: 'enough is enough.'
Don't you know that you have got the mightiest weapons of it all 'the mighty PEN', that you posses is generating great ideas in many fertile minds worldwide?
I also want you to know that those evil cabals in Nigeria are feeling hot in their pants with all the destructive missiles you're sending into the air through your dangerous weapons 'the mighty Pen.'
They cannot stop you, they cannot stop us and we shall be free from their evil and heartless draconian grips one day. Take it or leave it, there days are numbered. I can honestly assured you that they are drinking in the last chance cup.

And the former Eastern region, especially Ndiigbo saw it, felt the pang, and acted accordingly. Yet a majority of Nigerians do not want to accept that fact. What an irony?
Anyway time, yes time will come when our collective minds will say 'enough is enough' or is this just my wishful thinking?

[FoxCatcher]

Do we really believe this is an ethnic or regional thing? I think not. These 'oppressors' do not belong to any specific region or tribe. They belong to all the tribes. They are more properly an economic and political tribe or hegemony. Did Babangida only benefit 'northerners'? Who were the main beneficiaries of Obasanjo's presidency? Were they only Yoruba, Igbo, or Hausa?

No. We have been colonised by an economic/political class drawing membership from our different tribes. They recognise each other; they protect and look out for each other. Try as hard as I could, I've never discovered any real idealogical or political difference between the different jaugernauts that have bestrode our landscape over the last 20.30 years. They attend each others parties, marry amongst themselves, do business deals together; they are on the same corporate boardrooms etc etc.

The ethnic jingles are always ready ammunition in the hands of these economic and political jingos when they their political or economic platforms are under threat. Whilst the unsuspecting 'masses' are 'dancing' to these ethnic jingles, their pipers continue smiling to their respective banks as they resolve their 'disputes' over galsses of champagne, burukutu or palmwine.

So forgive me if I consider some of the ideas above rather simplistic. If we break into the various regions (am neither for nor against such break up), will these economic and political parasites disappear? Will such break up destroy or weaken their economic/political stranglehold over their respective communities?

The answer I think is a manifest NO!

[Bode Eluyera]

Originally Posted by ttonjo

@Son of the Delta:
If Nigeria is divided today, I can honestly assured you that South-West, i.e. Oodua Republic, can stand on its own, without your previous oil. Who want 'One Southern Nigeria' any way? Is there anything called One Southern Nigeria? Please stop kidding, South-West can stand without any support from any other region.

Moreover, it is not for anyone from other Regions to tell us what to do in South-West. We are no push over for nobody. I am sick and tired of all this regular tribalistic rantings, as if South-West, forever, solely depended on Niger Delta resourses to survive. After all, there were lots of natural and abundant human resources from South-West before the advent of oil.

How I wish and pray that Nigeria is properly divided today and everyone should move on. I hope i'm not dreaming?

As far as the Niger delta and oil in particular is concerned, we need to be very careful in our comments. First, the Niger delta includes Ondo state. Second, when we are talking about the oil in the Niger delta, it's not limited to the territories of the Ijaws, Ogonis or south south alone. The Yorubas and Ndigbos have oil too. Third, unknowingly, by making some statements or comments, we automatically give out our land and resources to other people. The former Kwara state, now divided into new Kwara and Kogi states respectively, is a typical example. By referring to kwara state as the north, we are unknowingly voluntaryly seceeding our land, in this case the whole of former kwara state and surrounding land to the north. The UNENDING creation of states is one of the POLITICAL and ECONOMIC MANIPULATION the north has been using to set ethnic groups in the south against one another, and WEAKEN them in their agitation for self-determination and rights to their resources.

This reminds me to add that any state created during the military regime is not valid because they (the military) lacked the legal mandate to carry out such exercise. This is one of the major issues that will be under litigation very soon. Unfortunately, we have taken many things for granted in n******ia.

[Bode Eluyera]

Originally Posted by tonsoyo

Gani did that long time ago. He was frustrated out of it, he was arrested several times and had about 15 cases instituted against him to distract him from following up the case.

By the way I sent you a PM, I am yet to get a response from you.

I don't know why you haven't got a response because I have already replied through my mail. But I will PM you right now.