With neither fanfare nor flourish: For Yakubu Gowon at 90 – By Chidi Amuta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
Between 1967 and 1970, Nigeria narrowly escaped the misfortune of going into oblivion. An unnecessary war was raging here. People were dying on an industrial scale, from bullets and hunger. Most of the deaths were unaccounted for. Some inconsequential people emerged from the mayhem as war heroes and illustrious generals. What the British cobbled together in 1914 stood a clear chance of unraveling through the recklessness of politicians and the crass indiscipline and rascality of ambitious young army officers.
Above it all, one man literally stood between a nation and its demise….
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