The former Military Dictator, Rtd Gen Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, has stated that there is no place for the military in governance anymore, noting that only stupid military men will attempt such nowadays, as the world has changed so much and becoming so close that military government would not be allowed to stand, oyogist.com reports.
He stated this in an interview he granted Channels Television on Friday and posted on Channels Television’s verified Twitter handle @ChannelTV, saying that Military intervention in governance is an aberration which mist be discouraged, noting that anyone who attempt military takeover nowadays will be met with a lot of rejection and sanctions by either the United Nations, African Union or ECOWAS as the case may be.
Babangida noted that the whole world have changed from 1989 to now, such that everyone has now accepted democracy as the standard form of government, noting that any wise military personnel will not attempt to meddle with either governance or economic reforms nowadays, as they will be met with stiff opposition.
Watch the video of the interview here:
