Senator Victor Umeh, OFR, the distinguished senator representing Anambra Central, has publicly called on former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, to tender an unreserved apology to the Igbo people over his role in the Nigerian Civil War. Reacting to comments made by General Gowon in a recent interview, Senator Umeh expressed deep disappointment…
One of Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has said that the Nigerian-Biafran Civil War was inevitable. Gowon was Nigeria’s head of state between August 1, 1966 and July 29, 1975, while the civil war lasted from 1967 to 1970. Speaking during an interview, he said the south-east’s desire to secede made the…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has charged former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) to seek forgiveness and apologize to Igbos over his latest remark on the Biafra civil war. A chieftain of Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, who described Gowon’s remark as inflammatory, urged him to move for reconciliation. Isiguzoro said Gowon’s…
Former Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has felicitated former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on his 89th birthday. Tallen in a statement issued on Thursday, described Gowon as Africa’s living legend, as well as the father and symbol of Nigeria’s unity. She also extolled Gowon’s attributes as an “elder statesman, passionate…
