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Former Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has
urged Bola Ahmed Tinubu to become a president for all Nigerians as he takes
over the mantle of leadership of the country.
Babangida, who described Tinubu as a skilful politician,
also urged him to reorganize the Nigerian armed forces and galvanize Nigeria’s
economic heavyweights.
Speaking on Arise Television yesterday, Babangida urged
Nigerians to be patient with the new administration under Tinubu.
He stressed that Tinubu needs all the skills to be able to
unite Nigeria, expressing the view that the country has some of the best brains
that he can tap from to revamp every sector, including the military.
Babangida said, “Tinubu is a very skilful politician who
needs to apply his skills to unite a very polarized nation.
“He must galvanize Nigeria’s economic heavyweights, home and
abroad, to address the economy of the nation and reposition the armed forces.
“As Commander-in-Chief, he needs to take a good look at the
armed forces to reorient them, retrain them and reorganize them because the
armed forces have undergone a lot of processes that need to be put together and
make them more efficient.
“I wish the new administration well. Let them put Nigeria
first, and the welfare of Nigerians should be paramount. Leadership at all
levels is missing.
“The only advice is to be patient and continue to support
the new government, but if they see things going wrong, they should cry out as
usual, but be objective about it.”
Tinubu was sworn in as Nigeria’s president by the Chief
Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday morning.
