IBRAHIM, Badamasi Babangida2025-03-052025-03-052025978-978-60060-3-1https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/1869Babangida: A Journey in Service is an important book in many respects. First, it is not just the story of the remarkable journey of former President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida from childhood to the highest levels of public service, it is the story or stories of a journey of a nation, our nation Nigeria, the Nigerian story, complex, sometimes unpredictable, sometimes stranger than fiction, but always fascinating. Early years Wushishi, Minna, and the Gwari native authority primary school.  Provincial Secondary School, Bida.  Early military career  A young officer and a gentleman.  The Nigerian civil war and the NDA teaching years.  Governance and military rule:  The Murtala Muhammed years.  In the saddle  Mounting the saddle, defining a military presidency.  Reforming the economy: privatization, IMF, SAP, and other matters.  The pursuit of a New Socio- Economic Order - MAMSER, DFRRI, People’s Bank, Community Banks, etc.  Towards a dynamic foreign policy.  The challenges of leadership.  The home front: my life with Maryam.  Transition to civil rule and the June 12 saga.  Retirement years  My life in retirement.  Letter to the next generation.enBook