“I Don’t Mind Being Called Abraham Lincoln of Nigeria” …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
Former military head of state, Yakubu Gowon, has expressed his openness to being referred to as the “Abraham Lincoln of Nigeria,” highlighting the striking parallels between his experiences during the Nigerian Civil War and those of the former American president during the U.S. Civil War.
In an interview with Daily Trust, Gowon reflected on a recent comparison made by Newsweek magazine, which likened his leadership during Nigeria’s civil conflict, which lasted from 1967 to 1970, to that of Lincoln, who presided over the American Civil War from April 1861 to April 1865. Gowon held…
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