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Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by daddytime(m): 7:55am On Oct 19, 2020
Let's make #EndSARS a catalyst and a precursor to ending the original SARS below
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Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Firstorderwizard(m): 7:55am On Oct 19, 2020
He is irrelevant right now
#Endsars
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Beverlyjean(f): 7:55am On Oct 19, 2020
it pleasures buhari when he sees those that contributed to the destruction of this nation
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by sweet16s: 7:55am On Oct 19, 2020
And buhari is still 76
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Nobody: 7:55am On Oct 19, 2020
Exmilitant:
Get your facts right, Gowon isn't a war criminal. Blame, col. Adekunle. Muritala. Shuwa. Obasanjo. Buhari. Ibb. Yar'adua and Ojukwu and Achuzia and others for the massacre of your people.

He's number three in the list of war criminals

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Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Nobody: 7:56am On Oct 19, 2020
Na Buhari write all these grammar?
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Nguru55: 7:58am On Oct 19, 2020
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MyopicMods:
PRESIDENT BUHARI SALUTES GENERAL GOWON AT 86, DESCRIBES HIM AS A GALLANT PATRIOT

President Muhammadu Buhari has described former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon as "a gallant patriot whose commitment to national unity is beyond comparison in the annals of our chequered history."

In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday to mark the occasion of his 86th birthday anniversary, President Buhari remarked that "the role General Yakubu Gowon played in our political history and infrastructure development is etched in stone and cannot be rewritten."
Buhari said "as young military officers, many of us regarded General Gowon as our role model because of his patriotism, commitment to unity and his humility."

According to the President, "the Nigerian civil war brought out the most brilliant qualities of General Gowon as a visionary leader who put the interest of Nigeria before his own personal interest."
He noted that "the former Head of State led a very impressive national reconciliation effort at the end of the civil war in order to heal the bitter emotional and psychological wounds of the fratricidal conflict."

President Buhari added that "General Gowon is one of the fairest leaders I have ever known who has inspired so many future leaders."

"Even in the context of Africa, many leaders in the continent draw inspiration from his adroit handling of the outcome of the civil war through his policy of ‘No Victor, No Vanquished,’" he further stated.

"As he marks 86 years of age, Nigerians cannot forget General Gowon's immeasurable contributions to the unity and development of Nigeria. May God continue to bless him with more good health and the needed strength in understanding his ongoing spiritual engagements and service to humanity," the President prayed.

Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media &Publicity)
October 18, 2020

##ENDSARS
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Nobody: 7:59am On Oct 19, 2020
Why didn't he fight when he was overthrown?
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by wellmax(m): 7:59am On Oct 19, 2020
God Bless General Yakubu Gowon

G o
O n
W ith
O ne
N igeria
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Adeolajude(m): 8:00am On Oct 19, 2020
Who knows maybe Gowon too will suddenly turn back and start trying to be the next old president .
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by globalresource: 8:01am On Oct 19, 2020
Stupid president
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by kokomilala(m): 8:01am On Oct 19, 2020
Gowon,as far as history says,is a prodigal son.He wasted the glut of resources at his disposal.He refused to listen to Awolowo's advice on investment in education and agriculture.Unlike Pharoah who listened to Joseph, Gowon did his own thing; played Big Brother to those who would latterly not appreciate it.So,in this sense ,he's also one of the accidents of history who stumbled on power.

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Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by notoriousbabe: 8:03am On Oct 19, 2020
Juliusmalema:
Please what is gallant about Gowon?

Notoorious war crime criminal ever known to man
so you no hear sey when him retired na gala him dey sell. He went into gala business selling gala to people especially soldiers,that is why Buhari jokingly called him a galla soldier
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Nobody: 8:04am On Oct 19, 2020
I WISH TO BE HALE AND HEARTY AT 86 LIKE THIS
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by notoriousbabe: 8:05am On Oct 19, 2020
kokaneprodigy:
Na Buhari write all these grammar?
for where? Who dash monkey banana?
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by electhnd(m): 8:05am On Oct 19, 2020
"the Nigerian civil war brought out the most brilliant qualities of General Gowon as a visionary leader who put the interest of Nigeria before his own personal interest.".
.
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our president nkor, does he do that
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Nobody: 8:07am On Oct 19, 2020
360degreess:
.. That's good. He really deserves commendation for dealing with some group of people during the civil war.
my niggur

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Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Nobody: 8:09am On Oct 19, 2020
Exmilitant:
Get your facts right, Gowon isn't a war criminal. Blame, col. Adekunle. Muritala. Shuwa. Obasanjo. Buhari. Ibb. Yar'adua and Ojukwu and Achuzia and others for the massacre of your people.

Shut the hell up.

He presided over mass murder ever known in history

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Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by gidgiddy: 8:09am On Oct 19, 2020
Gowon did not fight for one Nigeria, he fought for one Nigeria under the North
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Nobody: 8:10am On Oct 19, 2020
notoriousbabe:
so you no hear sey when him retired na gala him dey sell. He went into gala business selling gala to people especially soldiers,that is why Buhari jokingly called him a galla soldier


Unless that if not he is a devilish old man.
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by notoriousbabe: 8:13am On Oct 19, 2020
Juliusmalema:



Unless that if not he is a devilish old man.
that is why most Nigerians no dey buy him gala from him
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by GeneralPula: 8:14am On Oct 19, 2020
Exmilitant:
Get your facts right, Gowon isn't a war criminal. Blame, col. Adekunle. Muritala. Shuwa. Obasanjo. Buhari. Ibb. Yar'adua and Ojukwu and Achuzia and others for the massacre of your people.

Lol.. Just tell them to blame everybody..
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Nobody: 8:17am On Oct 19, 2020
Robert1da:
All this old men. Life never tire una
The matter ehhn? Die them no die yet them still dey add problems ontop the ones dem leave for us before... make them kpai so we go know where we go start the cleaning from dem no gree undecided

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Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Nobody: 8:19am On Oct 19, 2020
flyingpig:
Foolish gowon
All our past leaders are cruel criminals. They worse pass yahoo boys for endangering the lives of hundreds of millions of people shocked they don't deserve to be celebrated

True! But work on your siggy for unitary purpose..
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Bloooody(m): 8:20am On Oct 19, 2020
Exmilitant:
Get your facts right, Gowon isn't a war criminal. Blame, col. Adekunle. Muritala. Shuwa. Obasanjo. Buhari. Ibb. Yar'adua and Ojukwu and Achuzia and others for the massacre of your people.
Who closes the borders that starved the thousands of igbos to death?
If he had taken up the case of discrimination and killings of igbos in the north quickly, they would never have being a civil war.
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by BruncleZuma: 8:20am On Oct 19, 2020
Fûck Gowon
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by BruncleZuma: 8:22am On Oct 19, 2020
Christistruth00:



Thank God that it was Gowon who fought the Civil War and not Muritala.

Murtala that had his arsè handed to him at Onitsha and the other clown that got destroyed at Abagana grin grin grin grin
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by HAccord: 8:22am On Oct 19, 2020
wellmax:
God Bless General Yakubu Gowon

G o
O n
W ith
O ne
N igeria

Where do you come from and what tribe do you belong?

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Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by chatinent: 8:25am On Oct 19, 2020
1966 comes to mind...
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by lonelydora: 8:27am On Oct 19, 2020
Gowon is the most useless thing that ever happened to Nigeria.

Now, his middle-belt people are suffering it
Re: President Buhari Salutes General Gowon At 86, Calls Him A Gallant Soldier by Nchenches: 8:39am On Oct 19, 2020
MyopicMods:
PRESIDENT BUHARI SALUTES GENERAL GOWON AT 86, DESCRIBES HIM AS A GALLANT PATRIOT

President Muhammadu Buhari has described former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon as "a gallant patriot whose commitment to national unity is beyond comparison in the annals of our chequered history."

In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday to mark the occasion of his 86th birthday anniversary, President Buhari remarked that "the role General Yakubu Gowon played in our political history and infrastructure development is etched in stone and cannot be rewritten."
Buhari said "as young military officers, many of us regarded General Gowon as our role model because of his patriotism, commitment to unity and his humility."

According to the President, "the Nigerian civil war brought out the most brilliant qualities of General Gowon as a visionary leader who put the interest of Nigeria before his own personal interest."
He noted that "the former Head of State led a very impressive national reconciliation effort at the end of the civil war in order to heal the bitter emotional and psychological wounds of the fratricidal conflict."

President Buhari added that "General Gowon is one of the fairest leaders I have ever known who has inspired so many future leaders."

"Even in the context of Africa, many leaders in the continent draw inspiration from his adroit handling of the outcome of the civil war through his policy of ‘No Victor, No Vanquished,’" he further stated.

"As he marks 86 years of age, Nigerians cannot forget General Gowon's immeasurable contributions to the unity and development of Nigeria. May God continue to bless him with more good health and the needed strength in understanding his ongoing spiritual engagements and service to humanity," the President prayed.

Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media &Publicity)
October 18, 2020


Gowon and Buhari- two men who can hardly see beyond the nose.

The political system Gowon fought with loss of about 2.5 million people, to prevail is what Buhari is still fighting for to prevail, but more than 80% of Nigeria’s population are kicking against the political system today.

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