Makes Fools of Federal Military Ruler, Other Opponents in Nigerian Crisis - Lt. Col. C. Odumegwu Ojukwu is a roughly bearded young man with soft eyes and gentle tones and an unconcealed contempt for the men who oppose him in the present Nigerian crisis. There is a feeling in Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, that all these Nigerian troubles with the secessionist state of Biafra would go away if only its leader, Ojukwu, would also go away. The feeling is false. But it is worth recording because it reveals one of the problems in the crisis - the federal rulers know in their bones that Ojukwu has contempt for them. Ojukwu never tries to conceal it. For example, in a recent news conference for three British newspapers and the Los Angeles Times, Ojukwu belittled Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon (he has since promoted himself to major general), the federal military ruler, as a man lacking intelligence, ability and control. The Ojukwu style of gentle but barbed contempt came through as he talked about Gowon...

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