The trouble with military rule is that every colonel or general is soon full of ambition. The navy takes over today and the army tomorrow.

- Yakubu Gowon

I am ready to face the International Criminal Court of Justice at the Hague for prosecution over roles played by me when the war ended

- Yakubu Gowon

The worth of a child born and bred in Nigeria cannot be compared to that in the United States.

- Yakubu Gowon