US group faults Gowon for allegedly distorting facts on failure of Aburi Accord Sylvia Runor June 23, 2025 4 minutes read A United States-based group, Rising Sun, has faulted the former Head of State, Retired General Yakubu Gowon, over a statement he made on the reasons for the failure of the historic Aburi Accord of 1967. The group said the reasons canvassed by Gowon for the breakdown of the Accord were not a true reflection of history but an attempt to distort the facts. The group stated this on Sunday in Abuja in a statement jointly signed by Chief Maxwell Dede and Rev. Fr. Augustine Odimmegwa, President and Secretary of the group, respectively. The statement condemned Gowon’s position that the Aburi Accord failed because General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu wanted regional governors to control the military. The statement added that the demand by the regional leaders to control the security forces in their territories was made in good faith, in pursuit of just...