OUK: On the Babangida’s book, I think Nigerians are very unfair to Babangida because he came out on his own.
Seun Okin: Really?
OUK: Yes. When I say the story is not complete, I wanted President Babangida to write more of the stories because the stories have not finished. Because you just feel that Babangida is trying to sell you a story. There is more to the story...No No No No. There are officers who told Babangida you cannot hand over to this man. He came out on his own to say things nobody has ever said.
I will have expected people to say the things that he said, for example, what he said about the Igbos, that the military coup was not an Igbo coup and people has held the Igbos to the ground for many years for a sin which they have never committed.
Kaduna Nzeogwu never spoke Igbo, though he is from Igbo land. He was born and brought up in Kaduna. He was just a forthright office who wanted a new Nigeria, alongside some others. Let me be honest with you, President Obasanjo was part of the coup but he exonerated him. Most of the top military officers knew about the Coup, it was when a few didn't do what they were supposed to do that it became a problem. If they did what they were supposed to do, execute it in Eastern Nigeria, Northern Nigeria and everywhere, there will not be problem. Some of them developed cold feet.
More military people that were there should talk about this. There should be a second part of the book because if you mention only one name or two, it is not complete. They should go all hog and tell Nigerians the truth. Babangida should write a second book, I know that Babangida was in danger throughout those periods. If you remember the way he left power, you will know something was wrong.
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Nigerians Are Unfair To Babangida, He Should Write Another Book