Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has explained why he congratulated former Head of Head of State, Yakubu Godwin on his 90th birthday anniversary. Obi said he needed to show to the World that the ultimate heroism is forgiving the enemy and moving forward.
DAILY POST reports that Obi's earlier goodwill message to Gowon was greeted with mixed feelings by some Nigerians, with some expressing strong resentment. This comes after Gowon had alluded that the people of the southeast region started the infamous Nigerian-Biafran civil war.
'In all my dealings with human beings, I try to be guided by my faith as a Christian in a strong message preached by Jesus Christ himself and underscored in reflections in St Paul’s letter to the Colossians 3:13: “Bear with each other and forgive one another: if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
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