Here's Gowon giving press release in Uganda after Murtala Mohammed overthrew him as Head of State.

Gowon was attending OAU meeting in Uganda when the bloodless coup took place.

He never returned to Nigeria until the death of Murtala.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u9RaCtTByo

Looks so much like a pre planned event. I feel like the so called "bloodless coup" was staged with the full cooperation of Gowon. He looked so happy and relieved in this video to be considered a victim of power play. On the contrary he looked and sounded so upbeat and readily supportive of the change.

This does not feel or look like a coup at all.

The least a weak victim of coup would have done was to lie low. A strong victim would mount resistance. But legitimizing and rallying support for a junta that just overthrew your government? Very so on unheard of. This is massively suspicious.

Oga lala, Wehdone o

Lubbish

Coward!

How did this coward obtained the mind and the strength to even face OJUKWU ?

Ordinary muri u ran away and accepted.

Pre planned coup!

It is hard to believe that this young man with small beard had just presided over the destiny of millions of people for close to a decade. Inexperience had field day. The oil boom was mismanaged. The problem of the country, for which the politicians were overthrown, became even magnified.

Even if the Igbo's forgive Gowon,Awolowo will remain unforgiven because of his scortch earth policy targeted at Young Biafran babies and women. No wonder he died a ratly death

No be today saboteurs begin dey our politics. . Waiting for the day one man from Daura will experience same.

deepwater:
Coward !

= Ojukwu, Kanu

When are we returning to the time when young and vibrant Nigerians will take over the reins of our nation?

Get your professional website today...check my signature

Do you mean Obafemi Awolowo University summit?

Gowon should just die...


The blood of innocent people he killed is eager for revenge

then he sent buka dimba to kill Murtala

omoadeleye:
Do you mean Obafemi Awolowo University summit?

Organization of African Unity.

Nowadays called the African Union


University of Ife was renamed Obafemi Awolowo University in 1987

I watched this with mixed feelings. I think it's beyond being a gentleman. He probably did it to secure his life.

But it looks cowardly. Even if you cannot forcibly reclaim your government you can just lay low and keep quiet.

But coming to a press conference, smiling sheepishly and endorsing an illegitimate government? That I would never do. Kill me a thousand times. It's better to die with an erect manhood than to live a pussy

Staged or not.... I use to hat this man before but with this I think will have a change of mind about him

All of una be the same thing

Na like this TONTO video go surface years later... We go hear wetin she go rant that time.

I just remembered fela's zombie track

Go On With One Nigeria


Legend

Many don't know that Muritala Mohammed was from Auchi, Edo state. He converted to Islam. Just like Asari Dokubo was born as Uchedimma and changed his name to Asari Muhajideen Bin Dokubo. When they saw he finally understood what One Nigeria was all about...a food for foreign powers, he did like Abacha and started shutting them down. The Biafran blood in him finally came to lug but was too late. Hausa-Fulani dealt with him