No statement General Babangida has not joined the new party and he has not made his intentions public. But his supporters feel that the time is right for his political rehabilitation. That is democracy. When democracy returned to Nigeria in 1999, General Babangida and other former military officers supported the candidacy of current President Olusegun Obasanjo. It is believed that disillusionment with Mr Obasanjo's presidency has encouraged some of his former backers to search for an alternative candidate.
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