Footage of an interview with Lieutenant Colonel Yakubu Gowon, the officer who emerged as Nigeria's head of state after the second army mutiny of 1966.
Referring to an earlier broadcast that he had made, he restated his view the adoption by the country of a con-federal system would lead to its disintegration.
The interview ended with the following questions and responses:
REPORTER: Could I ask you, sir, one question. As a soldier, do you believe that Nigeria can in the future have one army?
GOWON: Naturally, definitely, I'm quite convinced of that.
REPORTER: Which leads to the final question. Sir, do you believe that Nigeria can stay together as one country?
GOWON: I believe that, very, very strongly.
Source: Reuters News.
