Posted by Amarachi on Tue 12th Mar, 2024 - tori.ng
Babangida offered President Tinubu advice as a statesman and stressed the need to urgently walk the talk and address the socio-economic challenges facing Nigerians and the nation.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in a closed-door meeting with the former military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), on Monday, at his residence in Minna in Niger State.
The President visited Babangida in the company of his host, Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State after he had inaugurated some projects executed by the present administration.
According to Leadership, the president spent over one hour discussing national issues such as the economy, reforms and security challenges with Babangida.
The newspaper said Tinubu, during the visit to the state, promised to find lasting solutions to the problems bedevilling the livestock sector of agriculture.
Babangida, it was learned, offered President Tinubu advice as a statesman and stressed the need to urgently walk the talk and address the socio-economic challenges facing Nigerians and the nation.
It was also learned that Babangida advised that all programmes of the government should be targeted at the common man and promised to make his door open to all leaders but insisted on maintaining the unity of the country.