Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on Tuesday said appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the President Muhammadu Buhari's administration as Nigeria is difficult to administer. He described Nigeria as a complex and difficult country because of its diversities and peculiarities.
Babangida who spoke when the House of Representatives Minority Caucus led by Minority Leader Ndudi Elumelu visited him at his uphill residence in Minna, Niger State, said the diversities always give room for contrasting opinions and debates along geopolitical lines which sometimes lead to tension and bad blood.
According to Dailytrust, Babangida urged political leaders not to be intimidated by the complexities of the country, but focus on harmonizing the peculiarities into an advantage. He said the country’s founding father’s fought relentlessly to build a strong and virile entity despite the inherent challenges.
He appealed to the National Assembly members not to allow the struggle of the founding fathers to be vain by building on the bond of unity which upon the country was found.
“I am passionate in observing what is going on in the country, I develop lots of interest in the on-goings across the country and I think the leadership of the House of Representatives, the Speaker, the opposition leadership and everyone, I think you are all doing well. “You represent the people and it is what the people wish that you take up. I want to commend you for doing your job honourably and urge you not to give up,” he said.
