This Day
25 April 2011
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, Sunday described moves by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to sanction him for anti-party activities as "ridiculous" and "misplaced".
It was widely reported at the weekend that Babangida, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former National Security Adviser (NSA), Lt. General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, were to be sanctioned by the party for their roles in the alliance talks between the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) shortly before the presidential election.
Babangida said in a statement issued by his spokesman, Prince Kassim Afegbua: "The fact of the matter was that, the two political parties involved considered the option of an alliance before the elections, and needed a neutral, honest, forthright and patriotic body to broker the talks so that any possible outcome would be respected and carried through.
"The lot fell on the Northern Political Leaders Forum which parades very honest, patriotic, public-spirited and selfless individuals with the purpose of ensuring justice, fairness and equity in the political equation of the country.
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