According to The Vanguard, it was reported that he explained that the meeting Gowon referred to as a reconciliation was actually a condolence visit when Gowon came to pay respects after the death of his (Onoh’s) father, H.E. Chief C.C. Onoh, who was also Ojukwu’s father-in-law, in 2009.
Onoh specifically pointed out that Gowon’s story about reconciling with Ojukwu in London was inaccurate. He stated that he was present during the encounters between Gowon and Ojukwu, both in Enugu and London, and none of them were reconciliation meetings.
Onoh accused Gowon of confusing a condolence visit with reconciliation and claimed that Gowon’s version of events is misleading. He added that by telling such “lies,” Gowon might feel the need to continue creating false narratives to support his claims.
Part of the reason for his visit was to offer condolences for the passing of his father, who was Ikemba Ojukwu’s father-in-law. He claimed his father had passed away in May 2009, but Gowon was not in the country at the time and couldn’t attend the burial.
While he was talking on the London meeting between Ojukwu and Yakubu Gowon, Josef Onoh revealed that Yakubu Gowon exhibited his highest form of insecurity with Ojukwu, particularly when he (Gowon) noticed that Ojukwu’s biographer, Author Fredrick Foresight, was in the vicinity of their meeting in London.
He said, “I can say a billion fantastic stories of that great son of Africa (Ojukwu) that most people haven’t heard, I can tell stories from his lips to my ears that will leave a lot of people in shock, Gen. Obasanjo remains one of very few officers he had tremendous respect for and you can never hear Obasanjo attempting to sing like a canary in the media to discuss their military exploits, the men and comrades they lost, nor attempt to score cheap goals by giving false narratives of fellow comrades.”
Further talking, he said, “To Gowon I say ‘The dead don’t talk,’ but I’m privileged to have heard him talk while alive.
When you lie, you have to tell another lie to cover the first lie, then another lie, and so on. It is so much easier to tell the truth than it is to lie because I was there and the truth shall set you free.”CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
