{"id":69973,"date":"2022-08-10T09:52:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T08:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigeria-cant-afford-repeat-of-civil-war-el-rufai"},"modified":"2022-08-10T11:19:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T10:19:32","slug":"nigeria-cant-afford-repeat-of-civil-war-el-rufai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigeria-cant-afford-repeat-of-civil-war-el-rufai","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria can\u2019t afford repeat of civil war \u2013 El-Rufai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday said that Nigeria cannot afford another civil war that tore every fabric of the country.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai spoke at the closing ceremony of the orientation course organized for members of the 2022 Batch B (Stream 2) National Youth Service Corps members posted to Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>The governor urged the youths not to fan the embers of violence and war in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Represented by the State\u2019s Acting Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, El-Rufai said: \u201cThe youth must remember that the NYSC came into being after the civil war that tore every fabric of the Nigerian state. The war was a needless savagery that we cannot afford to repeat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerian youths must, therefore, distance themselves from fanning the embers of violence and war in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday said that Nigeria cannot afford another civil war that tore every fabric of the country. El-Rufai spoke at the closing ceremony of the orientation course organized for members of the 2022 Batch B (Stream 2) National Youth Service Corps members posted to Kaduna. 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