President Jonathan attended General Yakubu Gowon’s 80th Birthday thanksgiving service in Abuja today with his daughter.
General Yakubu “Jack” Dan-Yumma Gowon was the third Head of State (Head of the Federal Military Government) of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975.
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A photo of Gowon when he was Head of State.![[IMG]](http://photography.a24media.com/galleries/img/prominentfaces/yakubu_gowon.jpg)