Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd) who is Nigerian Former Head of State in (1966-1975) has said that, “Nigerians are safe with the Igbo.”
He made the comment in his eulogy at the burial service of the late Chief Mrs.Chinyere Asika, wife of the former Sole Administrator of the defunct East Central State, Ajie Ukpabi Asika at the All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Onitsha Anambra State.
Just as Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano described the late Asika as a woman who legacy and exemplified the virtue of patience, charity and humility.
Gowon’s view was as a result of deep appreciation of the commitment and sacrifice of Ukpabi Asika and his wife to the survival of Nigeria as one entity especially during the most difficult times of the nation’s history.
. The former head of state recalled that when he proposed the post of sole administrator of East-central State, Asika told me, “I prefer to do this for the good of Igbo people.” According to Gowon, “I was struggling to get an administrator for the newly created East-central State when the name of the late Ukpabi Asika came up.
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