He explained that the scheme deliberately deployed graduates outside their states.
Frederick Forsyth’s account of the Nigerian Civil War, mainly from the Biafran lens, is perhaps one of the most riveting you would find.
Mr Tinubu described the late monarch and retired general as a patriotic leader and a statesman of remarkable honour.
Explanation for Mr Tinubu’s trip to St Lucia followed criticisms by opposition politician Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
“The number of people who were casualties of the war is not in millions. The other side also refused all attempts to send aid into their camp,” Mr Gowon claimed.
“Guided by the Holy Spirit of God, Ndigbo have forgotten that they fought a deadly civil war from 1967 to 1970,” said Mr Madu.
He commended Mr Babangida’s immense contributions to national development.
The president’s message was delivered by Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State.
“As far as I’m concerned, I’m satisfied that we are still existing as a united nation after that little fracas,” Mr Gowon said in a brief ARISE TV interview on Monday.
The extreme political violence in the name of Obi that is now pervading the South-East needs to stop because it can only fuel the fire of Igbophobia nationwide.
