Former Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida has come out to say that Nigeria needs to be retructured. He is the latest in the swelling line of people who believe Nigeria cannot continue on its current trajectory without consequences.

According to this Channels TV report, IBB said as follows:

“Restructuring has become a national appeal as we speak, whose time has come. I will strongly advocate for devolution of powers to the extent that more responsibilities be given to the states while the federal government is vested with the responsibility to oversee our foreign policy, defense, and economy.

IBB Calls For Restructuring Of Nigeria. https://t.co/yAcHgzgIeq pic.twitter.com/qYWkJk9WR3

— Channels Television (@channelstv) June 26, 2017

But will the man who scuttled the most democratic elections Nigeria has ever had be taken seriously? Or would he be seen as someone who’s got something up his sleeves? The reactions are telling.

See below:

Ojoro

You’ve no leg to stand on

Right on, sir

CONFAB! CONFAB!

 

Bull’s eye

I fear that this statement will earn IBB the label of traitor and sell-out from his Arewa brethren who dread restructuring.

— Baron von Geoff (@BaronvonGeoff1) June 26, 2017

Evil genius

Crafty statements from the evil genius, you left it on done,why clamour now? Stop this fallacy.

— Emma Agbi (@agbi_emma) June 26, 2017

Leave us be

IBB should let us wobble out of the political doldrums he dropped the entire Nigeria into in 1992/93. Stop abusing our emotion.

— A. A. Justus (@ademolajustus) June 26, 2017

Tired?

He's now tired from.benefitting the rots he created right ?

— Hardfacts (@Hardfacts5) June 26, 2017

Hush

he should just shut his mouth! Why does @channelstv still make people like this trend?

— Bode Badiru (@bodebadru) June 26, 2017

A clarion call from one those who've been using chopsticks to hold us by the jaws as a country. Can a leopard change to squirrel overnight?

— Shoboyoke Ajanlekoko (@shoboyokee) June 27, 2017

Fa fa fa foul!