Daniel to serve as Babangida’s South-West campaign manager
Ogun State
governor, Gbenga Daniel, might serve as the South-West campaign manager
for the 2011 presidential bid of former military president, Ibrahim
Badamosi Babangida, NEXT investigations have revealed.
Mr. Babangida’s
government annulled the 1993 presidential election won by Moshood
Abiola, a development which landed the politician in detention and
subsequently led to his death in controversial circumstances.
However, 17 years
after the political crisis which followed the annulment, Mr. Babangida
made his first public appearance in Abeokuta, hometown of the late
Abiola, during Gbenga Daniel’s 54th birthday celebration. Mr. Babangida
was the chairman of the occasion. The governor called on Nigerians to
forgive Mr. Babangida over his role in the political crisis, which
lasted for years, adding that this became necessary, “even if there was
any error from him.”
Barely a few days
after his Abeokuta appearance, Babangida told journalists in Benin City
that he was going to contest the next presidential election on the
platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
NEXT investigations
in Ogun State revealed that Mr. Daniel’s romance with Mr. Babangida was
in line with the governor’s bid to canvass for votes for the
controversial former military ruler, with one of our sources saying an
agreement had already been reached to offer the post of campaign
manager to Mr. Daniel.
Embattled at home
This, it was
learnt, was another political strategy of the embattled governor to
remain politically relevant after leaving office next year, especially
following his unresolved political battles with some leaders of the
ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) at the state level. His opponents
appeared to have had their hands strengthened by the emergence of
Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, and are gradually taking over the
party structure in the state.
Some of Mr. Daniel
aides, who do not want their names in print, confided that there was
nothing wrong for their boss to venture into the project, as much as he
is convinced about the chances of Mr. Babangida at the polls.
“There is nothing wrong for Daniel to carry Babangida’s project as
his own,” one of them said. “No politician wants to go into extinction.
Who knows whether Babangida may consider him for a bigger job if things
work out in his favour? My brother, we have to move forward. The issue
of annulment and June 12 is a forgone issue.”
It is a pity for daniel to take up this job when it was Ogun state that was badly heated by the bad work Babagida and want some one from Ogun state to do the clean up for him . Too bad for him becaus of money.
So it about selfishness: a bigger job. U are worse than IBB. Is it about you as an individual or about how the society will move forward? ahhhhh! No more patriotism in this country. Oga Goodluck, abeg tell Ur broda Timaya and his colleagues especially Terry G to compose a better National Anthem that befits the attitude of our leaders
Eshe! I knew it, no wonder he was at your birthday. Well, be warned Dan, evil doers in this country will soon begin their punishment here in Nigeria before God takes over. Go ahead and campaign for the destroyer of democracy. Nigerians, let us not be fooled. The money they will give for during campaign will finish, but good governance, electricity, good road etc. will benefit us and give us more money. Our future is at stake here and it is certainly not Dan and His Oga IBB that will better it for us. Arise Nigerians
what do u expect, we have no leaders in this country they are just there for their own interest not for the masses. even daniel what did he do 4 ogun pple, instead to reduce school fee he increase both ogun poly and university, no benefit of democracy even 4 common man in ogun state. he never finish one taken another appointment God will judge them.