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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dan Ulasi, has criticised erstwhile Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd.), implicit his precocious published memoir connected the Nigerian Civil War, describing parts of the relationship arsenic “convenient amnesia” and “half-truths.”
Speaking connected The Morning Show connected Arise Television on Friday, Ulasi reacted to comments made successful Gowon’s memoir portion discussing Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s apology to the Igbo assemblage implicit the relation played by immoderate Plateau indigenes during the civilian war.
Mr Ulasi argued that Gowon’s relationship failed to accurately bespeak events starring to and during the conflict, peculiarly regarding the Aburi Accord.
According to him, Gowon endorsed the resolutions reached astatine the historical Aburi gathering successful Ghana but aboriginal failed to instrumentality them upon returning to Nigeria.
“If you look astatine what happened successful the Aburi Accord, General Gowon signed everything successful the Aburi Accord and lone came backmost to disown what helium agreed to. Perhaps helium did not afloat recognize what was going connected there,” Ulasi said.
He further accused the erstwhile subject ruler of leaving retired important aspects of past successful his memoir.
“Look...
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