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Monday, October 4th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page More groups campaign for Babangida By Okey Maduforo Correspondent, Awka   More than 2,000 members of a group called Eagle Victory Movement enlivened Awka in Anamba State at the weekend when they converged to brainstorm on who to support for the 2007 presidential election. The members were drawn from the 367 wards in the state. They under-studied the candidates vying for the presidential seat and resolved that since the South-East that is clamouring for the post has not got a candidate yet, it is proper to support former military President, Ibrahim Babangida. A source at the meeting said members contended that of allthe candidates from the North, Babangida appears the best experienced and qualified for the post. They also argued that on the level of acceptability, Babangida stood out from other candidates. Speaking after the meeting, the leader of the movement in the state, Chief George Ezenwa, said democracy in Nigeria has not matured for green horns, adding that there is the need for a person that is familiar with the political terrain and knows what it takes to lead Nigeria. �We x-rayed all aspirants for Aso Rock and discovered that barring any other permutations, the choice is tilting towards Babangida,� he said. Ezenwa said it is out of place to refer to Nigeria�s democracy as a military dominated politics, explaining that by 2007 Babangida would have become a complete civilian having mixed with the civil society andwould be ripe enough to pilot the affairs of the country as a true civilian. A youth organisation routing for Babangida has for a weeknow been reaching out to town�s unions and students of Nnamdi AzikiweUniversity, Awka, Federal Polytechnic Okoh and the Univesity of Technology, Uliin Ihiala Local Government. One of the leaders from Umuahia in Abia State, Mr. Donatus Onyema, said, �Babangida�s policies were tailored towards youth empowerment and self-sustaining economy compared to his subsequent successors�. Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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