Gowon To Reveal Untold Stories Of Nigerian Civil War In New Book
Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Former Nigeria Head of State[/caption]
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has promised to author a book on the events that took place during Nigeria’s Civil War.
He made the pledge while responding to a request by the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sen. Shehu Sani, who led a delegation of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) on a visit to the former head of state in Abuja on Wednesday.
Sani had said, “You must write a book for us to know what we passed through before getting here.”
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Gowon in his response, said he was already working on his autobiography which will be published in 2017.
He said, “Thank you for coming to make a request for me to tell my story – a story you have not heard from me personally.
“When I read what people were saying after my overthrow, I said I would not trust any journalist.
“I am working on my autobiography.
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“It should have come out in 1980, but within the next year, something will come,’’ he assured.
