Reminiscences with Group Captain Salaudeen Latinwo (rtd)
Group Captain Salaudeen Latinwo , 78, was a Military Governor of Kwara State. In Lagos, the retired military officer shares his childhood with the Daily Trust on Sunday. He recalls the demands of duty and discipline from General Muhammadu Buhari who appointed him Kwara State military governor from 1984 to 85. He also speaks on the Ibrahim Babangida-led coup that truncated the Buhari/Idiagbon government and the treatment meted out to those who worked with Buhari at the time.
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