True, Gowon is good man, a victor of war but loser of the peace because he failed to prevent the war he won.

True, Gowon is good man, a victor of war but loser of the peace because he failed to prevent the war he won.

In as much as I blame Gowon for been responsible for the Nigeria/Biafra War, I think he was a good man and still is but at 30 years old, young and naive, not versed or inexperienced he self-assumed the enormous overwhelming responsibility of absolute leadership of the nation and he blundered and then plunged Nigerian into an avoidable civil war.

Yes, Nigeria won that war but it traded peace, progress and development for the battle win. Yet I give Gowon B minus for the manner he prosecuted the war. With the British military and government behind the curtain providing technical, strategic military advice and weaponry Gowon did fairly well in his prosecution of the war that he unnecessary birthed.