by Anike Jacobs

During a talk show on Channels TV, former president Ibrahim Babangida on Thursday said he endorses all 14 presidential candidates in the forthcoming election.

Asked by the show presenter, Ms. Kadaria Ahmed, if he has decided to throw his weight behind President Goodluck Jonathan, Babangida said he alluded to it.

“I did allude to that. I said I found him as someone who has a very strong belief about the unity of this country. Those of us who fought the civil war and I still carry a bullet here as a permanent reminder in me, so anyone who talks about Nigeria’s unity, I get impassioned about it. So what I said is that the president believes in the unity of this country and any other person who believes in the unity of this country should support the president to keep the country one,” he said.

Babangida went further to say that as far as the presidential election is concerned, all the 14 presidential candidates have his blessing.

“The only difference and I did mention it, is that I have not been able to read what they have to offer to this country and I am going to do that. Whoever offers what I was looking forward to I will cast my vote.”

Recall that eyebrows were raised after former military president’s apparent endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan and then shortly afterwards, the presidential candidate of the (APC), Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.). He was reported to have promised to mobilise retired military generals to support the latter.

All Presidential Candidates ehn? – how convenient.

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