A Journey in Service: A Reflection By Monica Oguta Dear General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, I recently had the privilege to pick up and read your autobiography: A Journey in Service.
As a young Nigerian who grew up during your reign as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of our beloved country, and now an adult, having gone through your historical records as […] The post A Journey in Service: A Reflection appeared first on Vanguard News .
By Monica Oguta Dear General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, I recently had the privilege to pick up and read your autobiography: A Journey in Service.
I approached the book documenting your service years with the mindset that I already had a good understanding of your stewardship and reasonable knowledge of what transpired in Nigeria under your leadership.
But I dare say as I progressed through it, I realised how incomplete my understanding and orientation had been. What perplexed me the most was my discovery of the breadth of institution-building, reforms and strategic thinking that characterised your administration. Beyond the major political events by which that period is often remembered, I encountered a much broader history of a government willing to create institutions, experiment with ideas and reposition Nigeria both domestically and internationally for the greater benefit of both the generation of the time they unfold and those yet unborn. A particular aspect of the record I had to reflect on enthusiastically was the restructuring of our national security and intelligence architecture which I consider particularly significant to me as a security professional.
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