Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has
returned to Nigeria after a 7-week medical vacation in Switzerland.
He arrived Minna International Airport on Saturday evening at 6.45PM.
Alighting from the aircraft, he expressed gratitude for prayers and
goodwill messages from different quarters during his vacation.
He said: “I am feeling stronger and better now. I must thank Nigerians
immensely for the prayers and concerns over my health.
“I must use this opportunity to also call on Nigerians to continue to pray
for the leaders and the country to move forward in positive direction.
“We should remain united and work collectively towards the progress of our
nation by thinking positively about the leaders and providing constructive
criticisms and solutions to any challenge we may face.”
On the situation in the country, IBB said that the current economic
recession is not peculiar to Nigeria.
“I am aware that other countries face different political, social and
economic challenges. I believe the current government is working
assiduously towards addressing some of the issues.
“We need to support all arms and tiers of government in their efforts to
ensure economic recovery and political stability,” he concluded
General Babangida left the country for medical vacation in the Europe on
December 18, 2016.