Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River residents praise Gowon - A rebuttal
By BENEDICT AHANONU He’s our hero, say indigenes The coastal aborigines in Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River states (BRAC) have praised former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, for creating the states. They described the ex-Head of State as their hero. BRAC said they would forever remain grateful to Gowon for carving out the BRAC states from defunct Eastern Region in line with the yearning and cries of their fathers and mothers. According to the BRAC states, Gowon is second to the Holy Spirit, by virtue of the respect they have for him. They said those asking the former Head of State to apologise for his role in the civil war should have a rethink. A statement by the General Coordinator of BRAC Coastal Aborigines, Doris McDaniels, in response to calls for Gowon to apologise over his role in the civil war, reads: “It has been brought to our attention the recent insults directed at Gen. Gowon by Igbo apex groups, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and Indigenous People of Biafra (I...