President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ibrahim Babangida, who turned 84 on Sunday.
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said the President hailed Babangida’s role in creating states and relocating the Federal capital from Lagos to Abuja.
The President, while felicitating with the family, friends, and associates of the former military leader, noted that the “eight years of Babangida’s rule greatly impacted Nigeria’s socio-economic and political development.
President Tinubu said Babangida had a distinguished military career, which “includes serving as an instructor at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Commander of the 4 Reconnaissance Regiment, Commander of the Nigerian Army Armoured Corps, Director of Army Staff Duties and Plans, and Chief of Army Staff.
The President noted that Babangida’s stewardship of the country will be remembered for its massive investment in infrastructure, such as the Third Mainland Bridge, and the reforms that liberalised the Nigerian economy.
Read also: A Journey in Service: Warts and all, Babangida enriches Nigerian history
“The former military leader established the State Security Service, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), among others.
Tinubu thanked Babangida for his sacrifice and leadership and prayed to Almighty Allah to grant the former military leader more years and renewed strength.
