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Babangida’s story not complete, there’s more to tell – Orji Kalu
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has stated that the memoir recently released by former military president Ibrahim Babangida does not tell the full story of events surrounding the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election.
Kalu, who represents Abia North in the Senate, made the remark while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday.
He argued that Babangida’s revelations in his newly published 420-page autobiography, A Journey in Service: An Autobiography of Ibrahim Babangida, were incomplete and called for a second book to provide further details.
“On Babangida’s book, I think Nigerians are very unfair to Babangida because he came out on his own,” Kalu said.
“When I say the story is not complete, I wanted President Babangida to write more of the stories because the stories have not finished. There is more to the story. There are officers who told Babangida, ‘You cannot hand over to this man.’”
He insisted that Babangida’s disclosure that MKO Abiola won the annulled election was significant but did not capture all the key players involved.
He urged Babangida to document additional perspectives, particularly the roles of other military officers in the crisis that followed the annulment.
“There should be a second part of the book because if you mention only one name or two, it is not complete. More military people that were there should talk about this,” Kalu stated.
He also highlighted the dangers Babangida faced at the time, saying his abrupt resignation was a sign of internal pressure.
“Babangida himself was in danger throughout those periods. If you remember the way he left power, you will know something was wrong,” Kalu said.
Kalu further pointed out that Babangida had touched on sensitive historical issues, including the 1966 coup, which some had wrongly attributed solely to the Igbo ethnic group.
“In his book, Babangida disclosed that the 1966 coup was not an Igbo coup, a sin which people have held against the Igbos for many years,” he noted.
The senator urged Babangida to be more open about past events to set the record straight.
“They should go all hog and tell Nigerians the truth. Babangida should write a second book,” he said.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday declared that he’s still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Wike’s comment followed his expulsion from the party by the faction led by National Chairman, Kabiru Turaki.
Turaki had formally dispatched expulsion certificates to 11 prominent party chieftains, including Wike, former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, Umaru Bature, Kamarudeen Ajibade, SAN, Abdurahman Muhammad Senator Mao Ohuabunwa.
He said their expulsion was aimed at sanitising the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
Reacting to the development on Friday, Wike dismissed the claim while assuring that he would continue to work with other party members in making PDP a relevant opposition party.
The minister spoke while addressing journalists after inspecting the Interchange bridge and road linking Gwarinpa with Jahi and direct to Katampe, Gishiri and Maitama.
He said, “Those that are factionalized are bound to leave the party, I’m still in PDP and you can see that not everybody has left.
“We still have good numbers and we will continue to work together and that’s what I have said to the party. Put your house in order because at the end of the day, if you don’t put your house in order, it’s the party that is losing.
“So those who are worried, we can work together to see how the party can remain a relevant opposition.”
The governments of Abia and Imo States have announced the launching of a joint security taskforce and surveillance along the Aba-Owerri expressway, starting from Owerrinta in Abia State all the way to Owerri, Imo State.
The launch followed recent attacks by criminals on the expressway, including kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminal activities.
The formation of the joint security taskforce and surveillance was announced by Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti on Media and Publicity.
His statement read in part: “Arising from a strategic emergency security meeting held today, 4th December, 2025, by the Governors of Abia and Imo Sates at the Imo State Government Owerri House, His Excellency Governor Alex Otti and His Excellency Senator Hope Uzodinma resolved to set up a joint security Taskforce that shall consist of Soldiers, Naval Personnel, Police Officers , DSS Personnel, and other Government Security Agencies.
“The joint security Taskforce shall, starting from tomorrow 5th December 2025, patrol the road 24 hours nonstop, while carrying out massive surveillance in the surrounding bushes using sophisticated drones and other modern security equipment.”
According to the statement, Governor Alex Otti commended the Governor of Imo State for arresting the criminals who carried out an attack on His advanced team and other passengers a few days ago.
“The two Governors, while assuring citizens plying the road on a daily basis and those returning home for Christmas of their safety and security, warn that there would be severe consequences for any criminal caught on the road going forward”, Ekeoma concluded.
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted to the senate two lists of 34 career and 31 non career ambassadors nominees for screening and confirmation.
Prominent names listed as non career ambassadors include Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, Victor Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
Also listed as non career ambassadors nominees are Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Vice Admiral Ete Ibas, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, Senator Nora Daduut, Fatima Ajimobi, and Senator Ita Enang among others.
The two lists brings to 68 number of persons nominated so far as ambassadors awaiting confirmation by the Senate.
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