IBRAHIM BADAMOSI BABANGIDA (IBB), ATTACK OF THE GENERAL?

For crying out loud, it appears that disgruntled Nigerian gestapo-generals are suddenly conflicted with their conscience and are now speaking out? Icheoku asks them, what suddenly came over you and what have become of you lately? First it was Yakubu Gowon who lamented the disappointment by the political establishment who has caused the polity so much pain that they are fast losing faith in democracy? Now the evil genius himself, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has added his hollering voice, barking about lack of medical services in the country? Icheoku says, when coup-plotting generals start to shout, their minions in uniforms may be getting their subliminal message that it is ok to strike; and President Umaru Yar'Adua must be wary of these midnight wolves as it portends danger?

As head of a government-kidnapping and hijacking military junta for eight years, Icheoku asks, what did Ibrahim Babangida do to develop medical facilities in Nigeria? Nothing! Nada! Zilch! Some years later after he was disgraced out of office by June 12th, he is now preaching against "convenient overseas' treatment" by some government officials? What a pathetic hypocritical scumbag, this fox of a military man is? He is not called the evil genius for nothing as his conniving and contriving double-faced Janus of a person becomes obviously manifest, each time he tries to take a faulty step towards his futile rehabilitation before the Nigerian people. That this gospel of anti-overseas treatment is coming from a son of a gun, who himself gave impetus to the practice; and having himself, just returned from one such overseas medical checkup and treatment in France is mind-boggling. This is a man whose penchant for staying alive to enjoy his looted money from Nigerian treasury is such that he is phobic of any pain no matter how mild; that he jets out to check it out? That he is now antagonising other government officials who compete with him with the practice he institutionalised is a cause of concern especially as to his mental health? If Icheoku remembers correctly, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, as then Robbin Hood of Nigerian government went to the America Hospital in France for radiculopathy surgery; wherein Domkat Bali, before he was humiliated out of office, came back from visiting him in his hospital bed to report that Babangida is doing ok?

This is a man who taught Nigerian government officials how to be callous, mean, base, to loot the treasury, kill people with parcel bomb, annul free and fair elections, wipe away oppositions, frequent overseas for medical treatment? Here he is now, preaching dearth of medical facilities in Nigeria? He sure truly lives up to his alias "Maradoner? Icheoku says, were this mallam to look in the mirror he would readily see that he was addressing himself instead? Ibrahim Babangida annulled the freest and fairest election ever conducted in Nigeria and such is his pariah-state now in Nigeria, except for his praise-singers, that what late MKO Abiola once said concerning him, "with a friend like IBB no one needs and enemy", has made him a denigrate person of Nigeria? Now, this self-acclaimed prince of Minna has opened his gap-toothy mouth to advocate the development of medical facilities in Nigeria which he never found necessary to do while in power for eight long years? A power he stole through the brigandage of a military coup de tat? What a despicable person, this mallam is and he finds a place where he is still allowed and recognised to speak; and on such a solemn occasion as Olikoye Ransome Kuti's memorial lecture? Icheoku asks, IBB when you had the opportunity, what did you do to provide and/or improve medical services in Nigeria and you had the money then due to the gulf war oil windfall?

The only reason people like this snivelling wicked man from Niger State still thrives is that Nigeria is not a civilized place otherwise he would have since been put away for all the atrocities associated with his regime? First was his treasonous forcible take over of government, then came the killing of Dele Giwa, Mamma Vasta, Gideon Orka and crew; followed by the looting of Nigeria treasury of $12.4 billion dollars; also for refusing to answer to a constituted authority of the Justice Oputa commission and lastly, for conspiring with Sani Abacha to take over government by not retiring him alongside, when he was pressured to hand over power to weakling Ernest Shonekan? On any of this count, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida would have been sent away for a long prison sentence if not to the execution stake; but no he is in Nigeria, a country where criminals reign supreme and now he is talking?

In his offensive statement, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida said, “If by now those who are highly placed to develop medical facilities in the country find it very convenient to go on medical examination overseas, then something is fundamentally wrong". To which Icheoku responds, Ibrahim Babangida wasm once highly placed as the head of a military junta in Nigeria, but failed to do something? Again, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida had opportunity to develop medical facilities in Nigeria but his wickedness blinded him and he also failed to do so? Further, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida personally, finds it very convenient to go on overseas medical checkup/treatment, and he just recently came back from one in France? It is obvious that Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has now finally confirmed what the whole world has known all along, that something is fundamentally wrong with him; as no greater tragic-personality in Nigerian history exists, other than himself.

Our advise is that all these grumpy old retired Nigerian generals should let the polity be, as they have been traumatised enough by them and their inhuman actions when they had power. Please Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, Icheoku admonishes you to hush as you do not have the moral standing to address such issue as medical health services in Nigeria, since you ignored it when you had the opportunity and means/resources to do something about it. Nigerians are tired of you and your devilish ways and hence pray that you disappear, like we advised your brother in coup planning Yakubu Gowon, into the doldrums. Nigerians do not need any advise from their former nemesis whose liberties while in power was rather excessive and draconian? If this is an effort at your rehabilitation, IBB, then you are stuck as your consultants are doing a heck of a shoddy job. You cannot rewrite history and this your very attempt at lampooning "convenient overseas medical treatment by officials" is simply too ironic, coming from a pharisee like you. Away with IBB, the evil genius and his advise!