ThisDay· 1h ago· 1 min read
By Ayuba Bitrus
Jonathan Ishaku's lengthy critique of Governor Caleb Mutfwang's apology to the Igbo community is intellectually engaging, but it rests on a fundamental misconception: that an apology necessarily amounts to an admission of legal guilt or a repudiation of history. It does not. The governor's remarks should instead be understood as a moral and political act of reconciliation, consistent with the responsibilities of a leader seeking to heal old wounds rather than reopen them. The commentary seeks to justify the absence of an apology after the Civil War by relying heavily on legal arguments surrounding secession and the Federal Government's constitutional obligation to preserve Nigeria's territorial integrity. That argument, however, misses the point entirely. Governor Mutfwang was not speaking as General Yakubu Gowon or on behalf of the Federal Government of 1970. He was…
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