Nancie Mayoral
05:30
Former Nigeria’s Head of state and elder statesman, General Yakubu Gowon (retd), has explained why he championed the creation of 12 states in Nigeria while he was in office as head of state. Gowon said that the rationale was aimed at dousing tension and removing the fear of northern domination by other component parts
NigerianEye
Former Nigeria’s Head of state and elder statesman, General
Yakubu Gowon (retd), has explained why he championed the creation of 12 states
in Nigeria while he was in office as head of state.
Gowon said that the rationale was aimed at dousing tension
and removing the fear of northern domination by other component parts of the federation.
