Remember the paternity issue former military Head of State, faced? Well read below, as he accepts son.
Former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, retd; yesterday owned up to fathering a love child with the late public relations expert, Princess Edith Ike Okongwu, bringing to an end the 48-year-old paternity dispute over Musa Gowon.
Musa was suppose to spend 27 years in jail, however, he spend 23 years for good behaviour. He returned to the country last year and claimed that Yakubu Gowon was his father.
Gowon refused paternity right, initially, until a DNA test was done and it was confirmed that Musa Gowon was actually his son.
n 2003, while in US custody he lost his mother, a leading socialite in Nigeria who was also a one-time public relations manager of Guinness Nigeria Plc. Both the former Head of State and Okongwu were friends in the 60s. Gowon later married Victoria Zakari, a nurse, on April 19, 1969.
In acknowledging Musa as his son in a statement issued yesterday, Gen. Gowon, now 81 nevertheless asked for privacy after a very difficult period. He said: “Following years of doubts and speculation, a DNA test was recently conducted to ascertain the paternity of Musa Gowon, who recently returned to the country. ”The results of the tests were conclusive, and they confirm his paternity. We, the family, are working to assist in his rehabilitation following a very difficult period in his life. ”As we look forward to the future with faith in God, we request that our privacy be respected.”
Former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, retd; yesterday owned up to fathering a love child with the late public relations expert, Princess Edith Ike Okongwu, bringing to an end the 48-year-old paternity dispute over Musa Gowon.
Musa was suppose to spend 27 years in jail, however, he spend 23 years for good behaviour. He returned to the country last year and claimed that Yakubu Gowon was his father.
Gowon refused paternity right, initially, until a DNA test was done and it was confirmed that Musa Gowon was actually his son.
n 2003, while in US custody he lost his mother, a leading socialite in Nigeria who was also a one-time public relations manager of Guinness Nigeria Plc. Both the former Head of State and Okongwu were friends in the 60s. Gowon later married Victoria Zakari, a nurse, on April 19, 1969.
In acknowledging Musa as his son in a statement issued yesterday, Gen. Gowon, now 81 nevertheless asked for privacy after a very difficult period. He said: “Following years of doubts and speculation, a DNA test was recently conducted to ascertain the paternity of Musa Gowon, who recently returned to the country. ”The results of the tests were conclusive, and they confirm his paternity. We, the family, are working to assist in his rehabilitation following a very difficult period in his life. ”As we look forward to the future with faith in God, we request that our privacy be respected.”
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