The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, has taken a swipe at some Nigerians for celebrating former Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd.), on his 85th birthday.
Writing on his verified X handle late Monday, Sowore said Babangida had lived long but was no longer living well.
He alleged that Nigeria would not have deteriorated to where it was today without IBB’s “wickedness and selfishness” in the exercise of power.
The human rights activist added that the legacy of the former military leader was not one of nation-building, but of decisions that deepened corruption, undermined democracy and left generations of Nigerians paying the price.
“Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, the man who did Nigeria dirty, is being celebrated by his cronies on his 85th birthday.
“He lived long but is no longer living well; but had he not been so wicked and selfish in the exercise of power, Nigeria would not be where it is today.
“History should remember not just the birthday celebrations, but the consequences of the choices he made while holding power that ruined Nigeria,” Sowore tweeted.
DAILY POST reports that IBB was Head of State from 1985 to 1993, when he stepped aside after annulling the popular June 12, 1993, presidential election, which was widely believed to have been won by MKO Abiola.