Dr. Sam Amadi, the director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, has criticized former Military Head of State Yakubu Gowon’s statement on the Biafra war, deeming it disgraceful.
Amadi expressed the view that Gowon’s handling of the war was unnecessary and demonstrated a lack of wisdom.
The sociopolitical analyst, sharing his perspective on social media, accused Gowon of perceiving the civil war as an accomplishment.
Amadi said:
“What’s bad about Gowon’s comment is that he thinks prosecuting a civil war an achievement. It is actually a monumental failure that a nation went to war under his watch. To be proud of that failure is disgraceful.
“The war was needless, infantile and evidence of lack of wisdom.”
Gowon, Nigeria’s President between 1966 and 1975, had recalled how they said he could not prosecute the civil war because he was slow.
Gowon while addressing journalists after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu, said:
“If I can remember, when I was fighting the war I was told I was too slow and that probably Nigeria cannot make it and that we should now seek for discussion. Well, did we do it or not? They probably do not know the problem underground so that is where we are.”
