Former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) says he took the right decision in the interest of the country by annulling the June 12 general elections.
IBB, who ruled Nigeria from 1985 to 1993, earlier said the decision saved the country from a coup d’etat, a revelation that stirred criticisms from a Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere.
However, in an television interview on Monday, Babangida said his action at the time was appropriate, and subsequent coups lent credence to his decision.
“It is a decision we took. I had to take that decision. I did that to the best of my knowledge, in the interest of the country,” IBB said.
“I did the right thing. I can sit back and say some of the things I said manifested after I had left. We had the coup, and that coup lasted for five years.”
