Gowon suspends Abia prayer rally after outrage

Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) has bowed to pressure and shelved the planned Prayer Rally meant to usher in the administration of Abia State governor-elect, Alex Otti. Gowon, the founder of ‘Nigeria Prays’, had come under fire over his plan to visit Abia State on the ground of a Prayer Rally, scheduled for Sunday. Recall that the Peoples Democratic Party in the state had said Gowon should be apologising for his role in the Nigeria/Biafra civil war between 1967 and 1970 instead of organising prayer for…

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