Nigeria is Greater than PDP, IBB Says In Defence of APC Leaders’ Visit

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, has declared that Nigeria is greater than the ruling Peoples Democratic Party {PDP}.


Babangida, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), spoke in reaction to the speculations that he was being wooed to join the opposition party by leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who were in Minna, the Niger State capital, Wednesday to discuss with former  military president, General Ibrahim Babangida and a former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar.

He said the APC leaders had the right to visit him for consultations, adding that Nigeria is greater than the ruling party.

“Nigeria is bigger than PDP. They came to talk about Nigeria and how to move the nation forward with me; it is not about anybody but about Nigeria as a country,” he said.

According to him, he will always welcome anyone seeking his advice on how to move the nation forward.

The APC delegation, which included Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Bola Tinubu and the party’s interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, first met with Babangida at his residence.

“The APC leaders visited me to discuss the welfare of the country, which should be the responsibility of every Nigerian, whether you belong to a party or you do not have a party. You have an assignment assigned to you to protect the integrity of the country. “People who come to talk about Nigeria and the way forward will always be welcomed by me. We have to find a way forward for this generation; what we are doing is for this generation.

“The meeting had to do with the welfare, well-being, education, security and economic well-being of the country. Anything that would promote and move the country forward would be encouraged by me,” he added.

Explaining their mission to the two former military leaders, Akande said they were in the state to consult with them so that they could be better prepared in running the activities of the party.

“We need to pick the brains of former rulers in this country in order to be wiser than we were before we came here,” he said. He added that the consultations would continue until they had met with all the wise men in the country.