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Former military leaders congratulate Obasanjo

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    Former military heads of state, generals Yakubu Gowon and Ibrahim Babangida, have separately urged support for Obasanjo, state television reported yesterday.

    Gowon, under whom Obasanjo served as a divisional commander during the Nigerian civil war, said the armed forces should give in to civilian authority and support the new leadership in formulating a stable policy. Babangida, describing Obasanjo as an international democrat and statesman, appealed for continued cooperation to enable the incoming administration to lift the country to greater heights, the television said.

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