Former military president Ibrahim Babangida has said that he would not seek any political post again in Nigeria.
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Babangida said that he would, however, continue to offer his wise counsel to all politicians towards building a better Nigeria.
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He made this known on Tuesday in a statement signed by him in Minna, Niger State, where he also turned down an invitation by the PDP for a rebranding conference.
“If I called it quit in 2011, why would PDP contemplate fielding a 78 year-old man in a presidential election in a country that parades very vibrant men and women of lesser age?
“I have no intention whatsoever to run for any office again in Nigeria,” he said.
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Babangida said that the invitation by the PDP would amount to playing partisan politics, adding that he remained a statesman.
“While I welcome the invitation to the event as a mark of respect as one of the founding fathers, I want to be excused on the grounds that I have long bid bye to partisan politics.
“Four years ago at an elaborate event at the Transcorp Hilton Hotels Abuja, I announced my retirement from partisan politics after my failed attempt to contest for President,” he said.
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