In 1966, a soft-spoken 32-year old man emerged from relative obscurity and humble background to become Nigeria's Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Arm

Yakuba Gowon was born in 1934 and became Head of State in Nigeria in 1966. After successfully commanding the armed forces of the Federal Government during the C

This reality was a direct result of the nature of sociopolitical cleavages and forces, and the functioning of the federal system of government during that perio