Yakubu Gowon Talk Say Na Fever Make Am agree in Aburi Accord, Blame Ojukwu for War

Yakubu Gowon Talk Say Na Fever Make Am agree in Aburi Accord, Blame Ojukwu for War
Oga Yakubu Gowon, dat former Nigeria big boss wey lead country during dat bad civil war, don open mouth talk say na serious fever wey hold am make everything scatter for Aburi Accord wey dem sign for 1967. E talk dis one for Arise TV interview, say dat time e dey 91 years old now, na sickness no let am think well-well when e come back from Aburi meeting, and dat one give chance for wahala with Ojukwu, dat Eastern Region oga, wey later start Biafra war.
Aburi Accord na big meeting wey happen for Ghana, January 4-5, 1967, where Gowon and im federal people plus Ojukwu and im Eastern people siddon to settle palava wey come from 1966 coup and dat bad killing of Igbo people for North wey make plenty people die and push East to wan comot from Nigeria. Dem agree for Aburi say no fighting, make Nigeria do like confederal system wey go give regions more power, and make dem help Igbo people wey dey run from other places. But as dem reach house, na different different talk everybody begin talk.
Gowon Story: Sickness, Lies, and Army Wahala
Gowon talk say as dem land back for Nigeria, na serious fever catch am, e no fit do anything. “I know people no go believe, but I get serious fever attack… I no fit make any decision when we reach house,” e talk. Dis delay make Ojukwu quick quick go radio, talk im own version of Aburi Accord, wey Gowon say na lie and no get permission. Ojukwu talk say accord mean say regions go get more power, even control army for their side, but Gowon say dat one no go work, say e go break Nigeria.
Gowon say dem try do another meeting for Benin City to clear air, but Ojukwu no gree come, say e no safe. “If e come, maybe we for settle everything,” Gowon yarn. E say im government bin ready to do some of Aburi talk, like give regions small power, but no region go fit comot from Nigeria or control national army. E talk say Ojukwu twist everything, use “On Aburi we stand” to cause wahala, and Gowon answer am say “From Aburi you go fall.”
People No Gree: Na Lie or True Talk?
Dis Gowon talk don cause big wahala again. Ohanaeze Ndigbo, dat Igbo group, say Gowon dey try change history, say na im federal government scatter Aburi by no doing wetin dem write down, like give regions power and protect Igbo people wey dey fear. “E shock us say Gowon dey rewrite history with wrong talk,” dem talk. Rising Sun group too vex, say Gowon no talk about dat killing of Igbos wey make Aburi happen, and say na im fault Nigeria still dey suffer today with bad system and fighting.
History people say Aburi scatter no be only fever fault. Dem talk say Gowon do Decree No. 8 for March 1967 wey try do small Aburi but still hold power for center, so Ojukwu vex, talk say East go rule demself for April. Dat one lead to Biafra declaration May 30, and war start July 6 when Gowon people attack.
Wetin Aburi Mean: Road to Big War
Aburi failing na wetin start dat big war wey kill over one million people, mostly for Biafra, from hunger and fighting between 1967 and 1970. Gowon lead federal side win January 1970, talk say “no victor, no vanquished” to bring peace. E rule till 1975 when dem remove am.
Now wey e don reach 91, some people hail Gowon as man wey hold Nigeria together, build road and things, but some say e cause too much death. Dis im talk about fever and Aburi don make people dey argue again, as Nigeria still dey face ethnic wahala and talk of changing system for 2025. Gowon fever show say small thing like sickness fit turn big country matter to bad war.