Nigeria didn’t fall under my watch – Gowon

Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has said that Nigeria did not fall under his watch.

Gowon said this on Tuesday in Abuja during the launching of his 859-page autobiography, My Life of Duty and Allegiance, titled “No Going Back.”

According to him, complex solutions are creating unnecessary tension in every nook and cranny of the country.

The ex-military leader further expressed worry that Nigerians never get tired of presenting difficult solutions to simple problems.

He said citizens would rather complicate the simple problems with more complex and ambiguous solutions that would generate tension in the country.

Gowon said he believed that the book would correct those misgivings.

“On my watch as Head of State, the country did not fall. And I am confident that, despite all its challenges, the nation still will not fall.

“My belief is that this book will help correct misconceptions and fill the gap in public narratives,” he said.