31st August, 2010
In his desperate bid to return to Aso Rock, Abuja, Nigeria in 2011, former military president Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd.) has dragged the names of prominent Nigerians (dead and alive) into his campaign.
The Babangida Campaign Organisation has released a documentary titled “The True Story Of IBB†on Africa Independent Television (AIT) highlighting the perceived good achievements of the man who ‘stepped asideâ€
In the one-hour documentary Gen. Babangida (retd.) is praised for appointing the likes of Prof. Wole Soyinka, Chief Olu Falae, Olu Agunloye, and the late Dr. Tai Solarin among others into his military government which lasted between 1985 and 1993.
Described as a credible leader who involved credible Nigerians in the eight-year regime, Babangida is showcased to have introduced a lot of meaningful programmes to Nigerians like the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Peoplesâ€
Archive recordings of Soyinka, the late Tai Solarin, Agunloye, Falae commenting on their different successful programmes under the Babangidaâ€
His reception for Dr. Nelson Mandela after he was released from prison and elected president of South Africa also come into view, describing him (IBB) as the first leader to do so.
In an attempt to exonerate the self styled ‘evil geniusâ€
The documentary was obviously produced to ‘correctâ€
—Jide Osokoya