By Kazeem Ugbodaga
Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon; former Secretary General, Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and others on Monday said the nation will only overcome its challenges if the leadership imbibe the principles and legacy the late Obafemi Awolowo left behind.
They spoke at the 2017 Obafemi Awolowo Memorial lecture held at the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Victoria Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
According to Gowon, Awolowo was the father of Nigeria, saying that the late sage did whatever he wanted to do wholeheartedly.
He said Awo was created by God to intervene at a difficult period like the time he was in power between 1966 and 1975, saying that he was able to help his government to overcome adversity during that period.
“Between 1966 and 1975, we were relatively…
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