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Atedo Peterside, founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc and Anap Foundation, says the Nigerian elite may “normalise” deceit if they have their way.

Speaking on Sunday Politics, a programme on Channels TV, Peterside said the Nigerian elite need to speak the truth always and not treat serious matters with levity.

Peterside was reacting to the recently released autobiography titled, ‘A Journey In Service’ by Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB).

The book chronicled the events before and after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

In the memoir, Babangida, among several revelations, said he was in Katsina when the annulment of the election, won by MKO Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), was announced by the press secretary of his second-in-command without his knowledge or permission.

He said he later discovered that the forces against the June 12 election were led by Sani Abacha, his chief of defence staff who later became military head of state.

Peterside said Nigeria needs the emergence of elders who will speak the truth and show the younger generation the right path.

“I’m not here to indict anybody but I think if we are not careful, the Nigerian elite would normalise deceit or fraud and things like that. They would normalise all sorts of things. That is why some people have pointed out that enough is enough. Let’s draw the line somewhere. There are some issues you cannot joke with,” Peterside said.

“The other thing I want to explain is that, very recently, we lost two very respected elder statesmen. People who showed examples in of standing for the truth repeatedly.

“When you hear something from Chief Ayo Adebanjo, you can take it to the bank. When you hear something from chief Edwin Clark, you can take it to the bank. Two of them ed on very recently. I served at the national conference with both of them. We were together in Abuja in 2014. We were delegates.

“So, we have to be careful because elder statemen like that who helped to set the right values for some of our young stars in of standing for something. Always telling the truth and so on.

“We have to make sure that a different group of elders also appear to fill that vacuum — stand for the truth. Tell the same story the same way. Tell the whole truth that would set them free. Because at the end of the day, it is a struggle for the soul of the nation.

“When IBB annulled that election on June 12. That was the first time we had mobile phones. I voted on my street in Victoria Island. We saw the results coming from all over the country except Taraba state. I was in my 30s. I knew what happened. I was among the people that came out after the annulment to say we can’t do this.

“Interestingly, one of the articles I wrote then. I have never heard anybody use that expression. I sat in my house and wrote it because there was no internet. I called it the ghost of June 12. What I was writing then was that June 12 would be like a ghost and it would haunt some people forever.”

Peterside added that the book launch “was the ghost of June 12 haunting some people and it is still haunting them, unfortunately”.

https://www.thecable.ng/nigerian-elite-may-soon-normalise-deceit-says-atedo-peterside-on-ibbs-autobiography/

Apart from religion and triberlism, Nigeria and Nigerians would have been the best country and living human beings on earth.

may soon

Even I, an educated fool, knew it has since been normalized.

Everybody wey get sense knw say IBB dey lie ni.... E say na abacha annul the election

Ok..please spill the beans. You were alive when all these happened

I see where Ibb is coming from. He’s an old man that’s really benefited from what Nigeria can offer! it’s even more funny that,” he benefited from a region whose culture and terrain are wide apart from his own ! I doubt if anybody from south south is as rich as Ibb or abacha family! If I were him too, I will pool the same format,”to revise history too, to massage the ego of some enclave,afterall,’ he’s one of the biggest beneficiaries and quagmire Nigeria is in now!

Ibb might just have dug his own grave with this book

True, especially considering how the Ndi developers kindom rushed to praise the book

When I saw how they rushed to heap praise on the book, I knew immediately that something must be terribly wrong about the book

Atedo always speak, I ed him saying this economy you are building is against the youth. The irony is that many so called intellectuals on this forum, because of party affiliation or religion, will still try to shout you down, even with overwhelming truth. Omasee oo.

Lolz.baba

Denalarian:
Ibb might just have dug his own grave with this book

He is an old man na... and he doesn't seem to be scared of you guys . I still don't understand why a segment of the nation is running helter-skelter since IBB released the purported useless book. Looking for every statement by Nigerians to justify their insecurities.

Thank you

Cunny Man die, Cunny Man bury am 🤷

It's normalise already

Integrity = 0

Too late, they already have.... They are all deluded.....

Well, you are on your own Atedo Peterside.

We Obidients completely disagree with you.

Babaginda aka Maradona the cunny man is our newest Messiah.

We believe him and his lies 100% as long as it makes Yorubas angry.

That one concern una...

😂

Ever since IBB mentioned it is an Ibo coup, we’ve been seeing counter and pro stance.

Ibb bleeped up big time to tell lies to Young generation...nawah ooo...

IBB told lies ,half truth and a little truth in his book..that guy is very mean

They have normalized it.

Haven't they already? You saw all Nigerian politicians gather there at IBB's book launch, you should know it's an insincere gathering...

GoodLife4live:
Ibb bleeped up big time to tell lies to Young generation...nawah ooo...

Na you sabi

Just leave our new Messiah alone.

Number one quality of our leaders is knowing how to lie.

Peter Obi 1st
IBB 2nd

Na honesty we go chop? Leave honesty for Abokis and Yoruba people.

Arostar2023:


He is an old man na... dying now for him is not early. By human standard, anyway. I still don't understand why a segment of the nation is running helter-skelter since IBB released the purported useless book. Looking for every statement by Nigerians to justify their insecurities.

bro...stand for the truth...stop ing fraud.... IBB or what so ever is called really messed up...what is he going to gain from telling lies to younger generation....

Arostar2023:


He is an old man na... dying now for him is not early. By human standard, anyway. I still don't understand why a segment of the nation is running helter-skelter since IBB released the purported useless book. Looking for every statement by Nigerians to justify their insecurities.

What about posterity?

.... Tinubu s the chat

... Removes the

Ok

Onewazobia:



What about posterity?

When did posterity mattered to Nigerian politicians or their foot soldiers?

Na so Tinubu go rig election for 2027, then contest for third term in 2031

If e don dey reach time to meet his maker, he go write book to confess his sins

Nigerians go buy am 500k (naira go don useless by then) and laugh over it

GoodLife4live:
bro...stand for the truth...stop ing fraud.... IBB or what so ever is called really messed up...what is he going to gain from telling lies to younger generation....

Which younger generation and which lies? Na today? Nigeria is living a lie, in the first instance. And so many lies have been told over the years, and I am still wondering why this particular "lie" about things that doesn't have any direct bearing on the current state of things in our polity is a big issue to some people.

Have they not already. Na the people wey dey inherit politicians fight and not their wealth be the biggest jokers,fools and loosers and as for those who lost their lives fighting on behalf of a politician the joke's on you. Continue fighting for them

I don't know how many times politicians will show you they're pathological liars and narcissists and don't give a shi about you yet you still fight on their behalf but when it's Time for elections they'll come back and breadcrumb you with ankara fabrics,indomie,palm oil,chin chin etc the way runaway violent husbands use to breadcrumb their punching bag wives but as the fool that you are you will collect half derica of garri, dance behind their convoys that they will never allow you to touch talk less of enter you will still go and vote for them.

They behave like belligerent narcissist men.cant you guys see that you are just objects to these ruling class and not human beings

Look at the characteristics of a narcissist visa vis the behaviour, choices and decisions everybody there and there you have your answer.

Ok if you still don't understand, look at the treatment dele farotimi got when he wrote the book. They chained his hands and legs and see the way ibb was given royal treatment. What does that tell you? Narcissists men hate to be exposed and unmasked. You guys don't realise that you're dealing with hard core narcissists and unrepentant psychopaths