{"id":152125,"date":"2025-02-21T20:13:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T19:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/buharis-military-govt-became-oppressive-autocracy-holier-than-thou-ibb"},"modified":"2025-02-22T11:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T10:56:50","slug":"buharis-military-govt-became-oppressive-autocracy-holier-than-thou-ibb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/buharis-military-govt-became-oppressive-autocracy-holier-than-thou-ibb","title":{"rendered":"Buhari\u2019s military govt became oppressive autocracy, holier-than-thou \u2013 IBB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB, has said that his predecessor in office, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, and his deputy, Brigadier Tunde Idiagbon, separated themselves from the mainstream of the Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p>IBB stated that they both posited a \u2018holier than thou\u2019 attitude, antagonising the civil populace against the military during their regime.<\/p>\n<p>In his just launched book, \u2018A Journey in Service\u2019, the former military Head of State recounted how fundamental rights and freedoms were being routinely infringed upon and abused under Buhari\u2019s military government.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cMy predecessor in office, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, and his deputy, Brigadier Tunde Idiagbon, had separated themselves from the mainstream of the armed forces by personalising what was initially a collective leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey both posited a \u2018holier than thou\u2019 attitude, antagonising the civil populace against the military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFundamental rights and freedoms were being routinely infringed upon and abused. As a military administration, we were now<\/p>\n<p>presiding over a society that was primarily frightened of us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were supposed to improve their lives and imbue the people with hope for a better future. Instead, we ruled the nation with a series of draconian decrees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn administration intended to reflect the collective will of the armed forces as a national institution came to be seen as the private personal autocracy of a stubborn few.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB, has said that his predecessor in office, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, and his deputy, Brigadier Tunde Idiagbon, separated themselves from the mainstream of the Armed Forces. 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