Attempts by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to mend fences, got a blow, from former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.
IBB rejected the invitation extended to him, to attend the party’s rebranding conference.
He said “While
I welcome the invitation to the event as a mark of respect as one of
the founding fathers, I want to be excused on the grounds that I have
long bid bye to partisan politics.
“Four
years ago at an elaborate event at the Transcorp Hilton Hotels Abuja, I
announced my retirement from partisan politics after my failed attempt
to contest for President and having attained the gracious age of 70, in a
society where life expectancy stands at a ridiculous 47 years.”
Adding
that “It is on the score of this that I have elected to turn down this
request to participate in the rebranding conference of the PDP in a
partisan manner. My fulfillment in life is further bolstered by the
emerging scenario that is evident in our present political reality.
First, the idea of a two-party system which has always been my desire;
and the stack reality that, incumbents can be defeated at various levels
of election as a function of growing awareness and consciousness on the
part of the electorate.
“These to me, present interesting dimensions in our political evolution as a country grappling with so many challenges.”
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