From 1985 until 1998 Nigeria was governed by two military dictators, Generals Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha.14 This period proved disastrous for Nigeria, as Babangida and Abacha helped to deepen and entrench patterns of corruption and human rights abuse from which the country has since made almost no progress in escaping. Babangida was widely accused of institutionalizing corruption as a tool of political control and as much as US$12.2 billion in oil revenues simply “disappeared” under his watch.15 Abacha alone is believed to have personally stolen between $1 and $3 billion while in office.16 Both subjected their critics to abuses including intimidation, arbitrary detention, and, allegedly, murder.17

Babangida organized elections in 1993 that were slated to pass power back into civilian hands. Today many Nigerians still describe those polls as the most free and fair in Nigerian history and as proof of the government’s capacity to hold credible elections should it choose to do so. However, Babangida annulled the results of the presidential poll and imprisoned winning candidate Moshood Abiola, who ultimately died behind bars.18

Nigeria did not return to elected civilian rule until after General Abacha died in office in 1998. By then, the excesses of the Abacha and Babangida years had thoroughly discredited the military’s claim on power and led to popular and international pressure for a return to civilian rule that had become impossible to resist.


What an interesting topic on my toothless general


http://hrw.org/reports/2007/nigeria1007/3.htm#_ftnref14

Babangida organized elections in 1993 that were slated to pass power back into civilian hands. Today many Nigerians still describe those polls as the most free and fair in Nigerian history and as proof of the government’s capacity to hold credible elections should it choose to do so.

compared that to your Ehindero/Tafa/OBJ combination?

Election monitors from Nigeria and abroad have condemned last Saturday's presidential election as a "charade".

EU,IMG

How did I know IBB cronies will jump start this thread with unrelated stories and idea.

Merry Xmas too. gay

Mamajama,

I am just a Nigerian who set the records straight. IBB, OBJ, Tafa etc are criminals. They belong to 'museum of rogues'

Merry Xmas too. gay

what makes you think I am a christian??

wow, what a very interesting old story!

Fayose is arrested, Ibori is also arrested; now when is Ehindero is going to be finally captured and caged? There is nothing better than capturing this jellyfish for the Xmas.

ha ha ha ha , Who in the hell left the gate open for the IBB cronies, lol

BARIKA DE SALAH ALHAJI BIGB!

Is this story about Ehindero or IBB?

IBB: The Second Coming Of A Nigerian Looter

Nice topic

The question; what gives this former Nigerian Dictator, the audacity to dream of contesting for Presidential seat again? What makes a Terrorist, Journalist killing Dictator; want to via for Political power again? What gives a historically low-life Nigerian General and Anti-Democracy tyrant the right to want to contest in an election?



http://www.dawodu.com/oyesanya17.htm

Nigerians hate IBB with a pasion. Nice