Recently, Assistant Secretary of state for African Affairs and Robin Sanders, its ambassador to Nigeria visited the former Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida at his Hilltop residence, Minna, Niger State. They have not made public why they paid him that highly controversial visit, but read the interpretation given to the visit by Vincent Ukpong Kalu of the SUN Newspapers and another journalist at the COMPASS Newspaper.
Buhari, Babangida, US and Nigeria’s Crass Journalism
Yours sincerely hopes that Nigeria Journalists would stop feeding their readers with arrant nonsense.
Recently, assistant secretary of state for African Affairs and Robin Sanders, its ambassador to Nigeria visited the former Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida at his Hilltop residence, Minna, Niger State.
They have not made public why they paid him that highly controversial visit, but read the interpretation given to the visit by Vincent Ukpong Kalu of the SUN Newspapers and the COMPASS Newspaper.
I have quoted the Newspapers, verbatim et literatim
President Babangida 2011: Forces line behind ex-military president to succeed Yar’Adua – SUN
“The US connection
It was gathered that the United States has indicated interest in Babangida and has actually reached out to him on its thinking. Sources said that the recent visit of a strong US delegation to Nigeria, comprising Jonnie Carson, the country’s assistant secretary of state for African Affairs and Robin Sanders, its ambassador to Nigeria is part of the plan to draft Babangida to the 2011 race”. ..THE SUN
2011: US may back Buhari – COMPASS
“The source said that discussions were on with some foreign groups that have promised to inject funds into Buhari’s campaign for the election. It was gathered that it was in the bid to concretise the support for Buhari that the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Robin Sanders, visited Babangida recently.
“Sanders’ visit to the retired General in Minna, the Niger State capital, was to indirectly intimate Babangida of the position of the US on the 2011 elections, especially the presidential election, and gives a hint on the likely direction her country was looking at for the emergence of the president next year.
It was gathered that in order to ensure that there were no upheavals before the election, Sanders told Babangida to help keep the military in check to forestall a takeover of government”.…COMPASS
One visit, Two Newspapers, Two contradictory Interpretations!
Do they really expect yours sincerely to swallow these crass propaganda, hook and sinker?
Nigeria Journalists!!