By Infactng
The President of African Development Bank (ADB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has cautioned against unsubstantiated allegations against the former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon.
In a series of tweets in support of Gowon, Adesina said, the former Head of State is a man of integrity, honesty and humility, while warning of misinformation.
A British lawmaker, Tom Tugendhat had accused Gowon of “ stealing half of Nigeria’s Central Bank,” when he was ousted from Power in 1975 coup. Tugendhat made the allegation earlier this week during a parliamentary debate on a petition seeking sanctions against Nigerian officials accused of killing peaceful protesters during the #ENDSARS protests.
Adesina tweeted: Be careful of misinformation! H.E General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former Head of State, is a man of great honour, decency, honesty, amazing simplicity, humility and integrity. A great and admirable elder statesman of Nigeria. His honesty and integrity are impeccable.”
Earlier in an interview with the BBC, General Gowon had refuted the allegation describing it as “rubbish.”
“ I don’t know where he got that rubbish from,” Gowon said during the interview. “ What the MP said was just mere ridicule and I don’t know as to where he cooked up such statement I served Nigeria as much as I could and my achievements during those years are available to everyone,” he concluded.
The President of African Development Bank (ADB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has cautioned against unsubstantiated allegations against the former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon.
In a series of tweets in support of Gowon, Adesina said, the former Head of State is a man of integrity, honesty and humility, while warning of misinformation.
A British lawmaker, Tom Tugendhat had accused Gowon of “ stealing half of Nigeria’s Central Bank,” when he was ousted from Power in 1975 coup. Tugendhat made the allegation earlier this week during a parliamentary debate on a petition seeking sanctions against Nigerian officials accused of killing peaceful protesters during the #ENDSARS protests.
Adesina tweeted: Be careful of misinformation! H.E General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former Head of State, is a man of great honour, decency, honesty, amazing simplicity, humility and integrity. A great and admirable elder statesman of Nigeria. His honesty and integrity are impeccable.”
Earlier in an interview with the BBC, General Gowon had refuted the allegation describing it as “rubbish.”
“ I don’t know where he got that rubbish from,” Gowon said during the interview. “ What the MP said was just mere ridicule and I don’t know as to where he cooked up such statement I served Nigeria as much as I could and my achievements during those years are available to everyone,” he concluded.
