That Babangida did a double launching of his book and library projects is an unhistorical history that will remain in the memory of many Nigerians.
For his troubles, the self-styled evil genius raised 17.5 billion naira or $11,649,115.33. Meanwhile, as of 2023, the Nobel Prize monetary award was $1,035,000.
Most of the donors may not even have read the book. Although I haven’t read the book, the snippets I’m getting suggest that most of its contents are already in the public domain. What many of them have done is “give Ceasar his due.”
For keen watchers of Nigeria, they are not likely to suffer from The Mandela Effect which is when people become obsessed with a phenomenon where facts and events have been collectively misremembered leading some to believe reality has been altered. Nor will the ordinary Nigerian suffer from the Stockholm syndrome which is the psychological condition of a victim who identifies with and empathizes with their captor or abuser and their goals.
So, people are so rich while the government is so poor in Nigeria. It’s like showing the people we have all the money, and you can’t do anything about it. And what did they use the money to buy?
Baloney!
I’m not surprised since it came from a Babangida a self-styled Maradona, a serially disloyal person. Even in the book, he lied about the June 1993 election. So, if we should believe his claim, he was only in power but not ruling.
What about his unending transition program?
And the death of his so-called friend MKO, his wife and many others who died in the struggle to actualize democratic rule in Nigeria.
I have always preached agriculture as a solution to Nigeria’s problems. How many farms or farm estates would the $12 billion donated to Babangida’s book launch have set up? I’m not saying people should not choose to spend their money, (whether they worked hard for it or not), as they deem fit.
However, I’m pleading with them to pity the poor by investing more in agriculture.
As for Babangida, when should we expect another book?
