General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has long been nicknamed Nigeria’s Maradona for his adept political manoeuvring, often sidestepping accountability for impactful decisions. Babangida, however, surpassed himself in Chapter 12 of A Journey in Service, not by confessing to the annulment of the 12 June 1993, election, but by rewriting history without shame. Instead of owning up to his actions in undermining Nigerians …