Ex President Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to a statement Yakubu Gowon made yesterday. Gowon, a former military head of state had told a Christian gathering in Jos, Plateau State that he had to write a letter to Sani Abacha, another military leader to stop a planned execution of jailed Obasanjo.
Abacha had imprisoned Obasanjo on the ground that Obasanjo was planning to overthrow his government. Gowon said he wrote a letter to Abacha and sent his wife to go and deliver it so as to forestall killing of Obasanjo.
In his reaction, Obasanjo said that he acknowledged Gowon as his boss. He also thanked the former military leader for his intervention. He however explained that he was not aware of anything that Gowon did while he was in and out of the prison.
He said, “I want to acknowledge my boss, General Yakubu Gowon. Yesterday, he gave us here a revelation, and I have to thank you especially for that. Because when I came out of prison, I had the opportunity, both while I was in prison and after my release, of hearing about friends inside and outside who contributed to appeals and prayed for my release.”
“And I went around the world, thanking those who had been pointed out to me as having appealed and prayed for my release from prison. I did not know that you wrote a personal letter for my release until you said it yesterday. I thank you for that.”
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