H.E MUSEVENI PAYS TRIBUTE TO FORMER ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF, LATE (Rtd) MAJ. GEN. YUSUF GOWAN.

📸: Prayer Session on 3-February-2024

Story by Anguzu Vincent.

The Director Finance and Administration; National Resistance Movement - Hajjat Medina Naham Ojale represented the President, His Excellency; *Yoweri Kaguta Museveni* during the final send-off of Retired, *Major General Yusuf Gowan* in Arua City yesterday the 3rd of February 2024.

Maj Gen Yusuf Gowan Mogi who hails from the Waju Clan of Koboko was born on 30th December 1942. He served as prisons officer from 1963-1971 under Uganda public service commission. He joined the army in 1971 with the army number UO-640 ranked as Major General. In 1978 he was appointed and served as army chief of staff till 1979. When war broke he was exiled to Congo till 1994 when he was officially repatriated and given amnesty by the government of Uganda. Later he served as chairperson of the veterans association of West Nile and in 2017, he stepped down due to his ill health. Major Gen. Gowan died on 2nd February 2024 at Arua Regional Referral Hospital due to heart complications.

📸: Hajjat Medina Naham Ojale chats with some Muslim clerics during the funeral on Saturday 3-February-2024.

📸: Hajjat Medina Naham Ojale gives spech while handing over 10m Shs condolence from President Museveni.

In his message to the mourners delivered by Hajjat Medina , H.E the President guided that this specific excerpt is relayed citing the FRONASA Mbarara barracks attack of 17th September 1972 where Maj Gen. Gowan played a critical role as the 2nd in command to Ali Fadul. Fadul would later flee leaving Gowan in charge. Gowan managed to put a strong resistance to the invading forces who appeared uncoordinated and lacked sophisticated weaponry at the time. Under his command, the attackers were suppressed and the Fronasa group retreated.(*excerpts about this can be picked from “Sowing the mastered seed”*)

Hajjat Medina, handed over H. E the President's contribution of Ten Million Uganda Shillings (10,000,000 ugx) and NRM party's contribution of Five Million Uganda Shillings (5,000,000 ugx) towards burial arrangements.

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon 🙏🏿(إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُون) (Verily we belong to Allah, and verily to Him we return)

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