Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has faulted the description of former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), as a Statesman by the former president of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina,
Farotimi stated via his X handle on Tuesday, that said celebrating Babangida with such titles only helps to normalise the “evils” he claimed the former leader visited on Nigerians.
“Not telling these ruinous cretins exactly what they are, contributes towards the normalisation of the evils that they have visited on the people, and this mutual affirmation strategy is what has helped to sustain the evil. IBB is no statesman, and you can stop lying to yourself,” he said.
His remarks comes after the former African Development Bank boss, Dr. Adesina, made wrote a congratulatory birthday tribute hailing Babangida as one of Nigeria’s “foremost elder-statesmen.”
Dr. Adesina hailed the former Head of State’s “patriotic fervor, devotion and commitment to Nigeria’s peace, unity and progress,” while wishing him continued good health as he marked his 84th birthday.
Recall that the former head of state, General Babangida (rtd.), ruled Nigeria from 1985 to 1993. The former military President celebrated his 84th birthday recently.
