{"id":302527,"date":"2023-12-25T05:01:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T04:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=302527"},"modified":"2023-12-25T05:02:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T04:02:42","slug":"why-nigerian-civil-war-had-to-happen-ibrahim-babangida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/25\/why-nigerian-civil-war-had-to-happen-ibrahim-babangida\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Nigerian civil war had to happen \u2013 Ibrahim Babangida"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The former leader also advised younger generations on the need to try as much as possible to know and understand the country<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/25\/i-served-nigeria-the-best-i-could-ibrahim-babangida\/\">Former Military President, Gen. 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The purpose was to unite the country to keep it as one not to break it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that\u2019s the uniquely sad aspect of a civil war and I pray it never happens again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former leader also advised younger generations on the need to try as much as possible to know and understand the country, Nigeria because they are going to lead the country in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have an opportunity now as young people, get to know the country, study the country, the people and if you are able to do that or to understand that, basically I think that will go a long way to prepare you for the eventual leadership of the country\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on whether or not the biopic, \u2018Portrait of a General\u2019 by Nollywood is an accurate representation of events of his time, IBB said, \u201cWell, as a military man a man who practiced both in war and peace time I would have corrected one or two places.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think what they (Nollywood) are trying to project is a food for thought that could give us the room for improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former leader also advised younger generations on the need to try as much as possible to know and understand the country Former Military President, Gen. 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