Ibrahim Babngida (IBB), the former military president of Nigeria, has expressed his conviction that the military would not meddle again and impede the country’s democratic progress.

Following its independence, Nigeria saw many military intrusions into its political system, with uniformed personnel leading the nation for a longer period than civilians until 1999.

Among the military leaders of that era was Babangida, who ruled for eight years, from 1985 to 1993.

The former military chief said that military meddling deprived Nigeria of true federalism in an interview with Channels Television’s Inside Sources.

He also said that the military’s political meddling is over because Nigerians are now more eager to establish a truly democratic country.

“I think that is (failure to achieve true federalism) one of the effects of the aberration that the military regime, it countered the democratic process.

“Such things happen, but I believe it will not happen again because Nigerians are becoming more interested in becoming a truly democratic nation in Africa and such thing, I don’t think it will happen,” Babangida said.