The Rt Hon G Force, M Siollum and Villagers,
It is exactly that kind of feeling almost expressed in yours that I was referring to when I talked about the management of the post the civil war peace.
The efforts at reconciliation made by Gowon were not borne out of altruism as the Esteemed M Siollum would want us to believe. Yes Gowon was a dye in the wool christian, but it was rather like a guilt offering akin to that psychological fulfillment a rapist gets after dealing with a girl he has stalked for a very long time.
Let us look at the manner of the prosecution of the war. It defies all logic of conduct of warfare in the 20th century when it took place. In this 21st century, it is a well known that all the prosecutors would have been in Hague today. The amount of bullets expended in the earlier months of the war cleared all doubts about the horror that was about to be unleashed. The Egyptian bomber pilots had a brief that includes straffing any anmate thing whether in a school, hospital or church. Added to this was the use of hunger as a weapon of war making all Biafrans target of the hell that was about to be loosened.
You may wish to apotheosize Gowon, but I tell you that he has since renounced any claims to sainthood seeing the quantum of innocent blood dripping from from his saintly fingers. That is why he goes about praying for our fatherland. But to pen a hagiography just as this one bothers on
Let it not be said that we are attempting to do a revisionism to historical facts. I still say that the management of the peace after the war is exactly the reason why we are we are today. The pax Nigerianna we have i sso unjust and might possible ruin us all if efforts are not made to address and correct it.
Remember that it was until the Pax Europa was revised with the fall of the Berlin Wall that the engine of Europe was let loose and integrated wholly into Europe to bring about the massive developments taking place in Europe today.