{"id":734,"date":"2025-08-02T18:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T18:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/spend-a-dollar-on-upcoming-iphone-13-and-how-to-save-more\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T09:00:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:00:33","slug":"spend-a-dollar-on-upcoming-iphone-13-and-how-to-save-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/?p=734","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Hails Babangida As One Of Nigeria\u2019s Finest Leaders on 84th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has hailed General Ibrahim Babangida<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has hailed General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) as one of Nigeria\u2019s finest and most committed leaders<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has extolled the virtues of former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), describing him as one of Nigeria\u2019s finest and most committed leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jonathan made the remarks in Minna, Niger State, during a visit to Babangida\u2019s residence to celebrate his 84th birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking with journalists after the visit, Jonathan said:\u201cSince Nigeria\u2019s independence, the country has produced a number of leaders, but General Babangida stands out as a committed leader who wants the best for the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He praised Babangida\u2019s leadership style, noting that his efforts while in office demonstrated a deep commitment to the unity and progress of Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe did his best as a military head of state, and that is why his house has become like a Mecca \u2013 where people from all walks of life come to visit him regularly,\u201d Jonathan added.<\/p>\n18th Aug, 2025\u00a0by\u00a0Boluwatife Enome<\/a> (Arise News)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe takes Nigeria as his own and treats everyone equally. That\u2019s why he is widely respected across the country,\u201d he said.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan made the remarks in Minna, Niger State, during a visit to Babangida\u2019s residence to celebrate his 84th birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking with journalists after the visit, Jonathan said:\u201cSince Nigeria\u2019s independence, the country has produced a number of leaders, but General Babangida stands out as a committed leader who wants the best for the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He praised Babangida\u2019s leadership style, noting that his efforts while in office demonstrated a deep commitment to the unity and progress of Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe did his best as a military head of state, and that is why his house has become like a Mecca \u2013 where people from all walks of life come to visit him regularly,\u201d Jonathan added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former president further described the elder statesman as a non-sectional leader who embraced all Nigerians regardless of region or background.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has hailed General Ibrahim Babangida Former President Goodluck Jonathan has hailed General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) as one of Nigeria\u2019s finest and most committed leaders Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has extolled the virtues of former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), describing him as one of Nigeria\u2019s finest and most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-federal-govt","category-must-read"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jonathan-Hails-Babangida-As-One-Of-Nigerias-Finest-Leaders-on-84th-Birthday-.jpeg",700,406,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jonathan-Hails-Babangida-As-One-Of-Nigerias-Finest-Leaders-on-84th-Birthday--150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jonathan-Hails-Babangida-As-One-Of-Nigerias-Finest-Leaders-on-84th-Birthday--300x174.jpeg",300,174,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jonathan-Hails-Babangida-As-One-Of-Nigerias-Finest-Leaders-on-84th-Birthday-.jpeg",640,371,false],"large":["https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jonathan-Hails-Babangida-As-One-Of-Nigerias-Finest-Leaders-on-84th-Birthday-.jpeg",640,371,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jonathan-Hails-Babangida-As-One-Of-Nigerias-Finest-Leaders-on-84th-Birthday-.jpeg",700,406,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jonathan-Hails-Babangida-As-One-Of-Nigerias-Finest-Leaders-on-84th-Birthday-.jpeg",700,406,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"centerahq@gmail.com","author_link":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/?author=1"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Former President Goodluck Jonathan has hailed General Ibrahim Babangida Former President Goodluck Jonathan has hailed General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) as one of Nigeria\u2019s finest and most committed leaders Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has extolled the virtues of former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), describing him as one of Nigeria\u2019s finest and most…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=734"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2825,"href":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions\/2825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadto2027.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}