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A group, Rising Sun, based in US has berated former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), over his claims on the reasons for the failure of the Aburi Accord of 1967.
The group said the reasons canvassed by Gowon for the breakdown of the Accord was not the true reflection of the history but an attempt to distort the facts.
Rising Sun, stated this in Abuja in a statement jointly signed by Chief Maxwell Dede and Rev. Fr. Augustine Odimmegwa, President and Secretary.
The statement condemned Gowon’s position that the Aburi Accord failed because Biafra leader, late General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, wanted regional governors to control the military.
According to the group, if Nigeria had followed the Aburi Accord in its true form, there would have been no war, genocide and famine.
Parts of the statement read, “The attention of the global family of the Rising Sun, USA, has been drawn to a recent statement credited to retired General Yakubu Gowon, in which he attempted to distort the true reasons behind the failure of the historic Aburi Accord of 1967.
“His claim that the breakdown occurred because General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu wanted regional governors to control the military is both laughable and dishonest.
The group explained further that millions of Nigerians are living the consequences of Aburi Accord’s betrayal which has led the country to insecurity, economic collapse, fake federalism, and a unitary state masquerading as a federation.
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