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We Hoped for Better Nigeria than What We Have Today – Gen. Gowon

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By Time Nigeria

 

Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon has said that Nigerians were hoping for better and peaceful Nigeria than what the country is passing through at  present, adding that he prays Nigeria does not go through another Civil War.

 

Gowon lamented numerous problems facing the country in recent times, especially the widespread security challenges and killings which he described as worrisome.

 

The elder statesman who attended a special prayer summit on Sunday in Yenagoa, said while speaking to journalists that he had prayed and hoped at the end of the Nigerian Civil War that the country would not go through that path again.

 

Gowon, Chairman and convener of Nigeria Prays, said the activities of militant groups, the Boko Haram and the killings perpetrated by the ‘so-called Fulani herdsmen’ were of serious concern to the leaders, elders and indeed, the citizens.

 

He maintained that the country’s leaders were having sleepless nights over the acts of brutality and wickedness across the country.

 

Gowon called on Nigerians to give the requisite support to those in leadership positions in the bid to address the security challenges in the country.

 

“This is worrisome. When I recall the end of the civil war, I had hoped and prayed that Nigeria would never go through the same experience again.

 

“This was what I prayed for and you can see how worrying it is.

 

“All these spate of crises: Is it the militants, is it the Boko Haram, is it the so-called Fulani herdsmen?

 

“All sorts of things that are happening. Man’s inhumanity to man, that is happening throughout the length and breadth of Nigeria.

 

“Sadly, it is worrying to all Nigerians, and this is what all of us who are in leadership positions, your governor, and his assistants, as well as all the governors throughout the country.

 

“All of us who are leaders are concerned about it, and always aim for whatever we can do to put it under control.

 

“But it is not only the leaders that can do it. They need the press and support of the people so that they can deal with the problem together.

 

“And this is our prayer; prayer for everyone in Nigeria and all Nigerians wherever they are. We hope for greater peace than what we have for now,” Gowon said

 

   

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