By Daniel Chibuike A former governorship candidate of Great Nigeria People’s Party, GNPP, in Abia State, Charles Okechukwu Okereke h...
By Daniel Chibuike
A former governorship candidate of Great Nigeria People’s
Party, GNPP, in Abia State, Charles Okechukwu Okereke has advised former Head
of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon to immediately apologize to the Igbo nation and
Nigerians in general for his recent statement at the Aso Rock Villa.
The apology, he said, would calm the minds of the people
who, according to Okereke, felt offended by the statement attributed to Gowon.
The former Head of State was recently quoted as saying that
“I know and if I can remember, when I was fighting the war, I was told I was
too slow and probably Nigeria cannot make it and that we should seek discussion.
Well, did we do it or not?”
But speaking to DAILY POST in Umuahia on Wednesday, the
former governorship candidate advised Gen. Gowon, as an elder statement, to
refrain from making statements that may make Ndigbo and other Nigerians to
start remembering the ugly war episodes of the past.
Okereke, who said that Nigerians were going through terrible
economic hardship, pointed out that uncomplimentary words from a highly placed
citizen like Gowon could cause more outrage.
He said that it was wrong for Gowon to compare his military
administration with President Bola Tinubu, according to Okereke, Gowon’s
decision to create a 12-state structure instead of implementing an agreement he
signed with Odumegwu Ojukwu before the civil war, was responsible for the
crises the nation was still facing today.
“Why is he comparing himself with Tinubu? He is supposed to
retire. He should not remind us of what has been forgotten. He owes Ndigbo and
Nigerians an apology and he should do that now.
“There is no comparison between Gowon’s military junta and
Tinubu’s civilian administration. His 3Rs is not true. When he visited us at
Government College after the war, he spoke from an armored car; is Tinubu
speaking from an armored car? So why the comparison?” He queried.
Okereke, who said that the ongoing moves to amend the
Nigerian constitution were a pointer that many things were wrong with the
Nigeria General Gowon bequeathed to his predecessors in office, said that it
was wrong for Gowon to say that Nigerians who were hungry, do not really
understand the problem underground.
The “All Hail Biafra” anthem composer made it clear that the
military administration of Gen. Gowon failed to reconcile Nigerians and was not
qualified to advise a civilian administration.
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