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| Babangida vs. Nnamdi Kanu: Nigeria currently hangs between Kanu's Independence referendum and Babangida's devolution of power |
In making the case for dialogue over war, the storied British Prime Minister Winston Churchill reputedly said that, “To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.” In its 57 years or so as an independent nation, Nigeria has mostly heeded that piece of wisdom. The only exception was during the political crisis of 1965 which led to a civil war. Even in that case, it is little known that the crisis was nearing a resolution when a military coup upturned everything.
