Biafra civil war: Gowon must apologise to Igbos before Abia prayer session – PDP

Biafra civil war: Gowon must apologise to Igbos before Abia prayer session – PDP

The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has charged former Military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon to apologise to the people of the Southeast over his role in the Biafra civil war.

Abraham Amah, the acting State Publicity Secretary of the party, said Gowon’s name unsettles a lot of people in the Southeast due to his involvement in the Civil war.

Amah was reacting to a statement that Gowon, alongside the state Governor-elect, Alex Otti, would lead a prayer session in the State on Sunday.

The prayer session is scheduled to be held at Master’s Vessel Church in Umuahia area of Abia State.

However, Amah expressed worry over the choice of Gowon as Special guest, adding that he was not against praying for the state.

A statement by Amah reads: “The attention of the Abia PDP has been drawn to a news item in circulation on social media indicating that Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon would on Sunday April 23, 2023 lead a prayer session in one Master’s Vessel Church Umuahia, Abia State under the auspices of his pet project, Nigeria Prays, to herald a new Abia. Whatever ‘a new Abia’ means.

The state chapter of the party stressed that Gowon had yet to publicly admit his mistakes in the Civil war