The clamour for the rebirth of
the defunct Biafra Republic received another deadly blow on Thursday as another
ethnic group has distanced itself from the agitation.
The South-South Progressive
Coalition has therefore warned the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Movement
for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) to stop
including the Niger Delta region in their fraudulent activities. This is coming
barely 24 hours after the Idoma National Forum also distanced itself from the
claim by the secessionist groups that the Idoma community was part of the
Biafra territory.
President-General of SSPC, Amuna
Success said the group has learnt on good authority that those funding
IPOB/MASSOB are highly placed politicians and businessmen who have choice
property and investment in the same Nigeria they want to secede from.
According to him, “Much as we
were alarmed that this avenue for ventilating deep seated ethnic frustration
was being hijacked by desperate thugs, we continued to maintain a measured
silence because we thought it unfair to stifle the spirit of our Ndigbo
brothers even when we were well aware from the onset of their delusionary
quest.
“Delusionary, because in the south-south we have seen our share of how genuine agitation for improved quality of life can be hijacked by common criminals, used to threaten the country, and ultimately enrich themselves both at the expense of the struggle and of the populace.Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
“Our experience in this case includes the collective agitation for resource control, responsible attitude towards the environment in the course of oil exploration, and empowerment of the local population to get employment in the industries that operate in the fatherland. Today, all we have to show for the agitation are the self-appointed militant generals and traditional rulers who became rich from the blood the rest of us shed in the hope of securing a better deal for our homeland. If anything came of these struggles we do not feel the benefit.”
SSPC said they even if the south-south should excise itself from Nigeria today it would only, “amplify other other differences whereby we then begin to thin as Kalabari, Urhobo, Itshekiri, Ijaw, Ikwere, Anang, Efik and the dozens other ethnic dematerialization we are structured into.
“We are therefore alarmed that the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), not satisfied with sabotaging their region’s economy and punishing their own poor people, are drawing up maps of their phantom Biafra Republic in which they included the South-South. Nothing can be sicker than this. It is delusion taken too far and one that must be addressed immediately lest it graduates into madness.
The group leader added that the Niger Delta was never part of Biafra before it became defunct, stressing that the parts that were coerced into the failed project were victim of occupation by Biafran militants.
“The defeat of that failed enterprise was possible with the cooperation of the modern day south-south that allowed federal troops safe passage. We want MASSOB and IPOB to know that if anything has changed it is the fact that the people of the south-south will not for one minute entertain aligning with separatists against their better judgment that shows a united Nigeria is the right thing to pursue.
“Anyone that is banking on the resources of the Niger Delta for a new country should have a rethink. Our warning is that the Niger Delta people will not allow anyone to steal their oil under the guise of secession from Nigeria.
“The five Igbo states – Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo – put together do not amount to half of the landmass of the south-south; if these thugs have their way there would be massive exodus into the region and it would be a matter of time before they use their cunning to come up with some contraption to appropriate out land after hijacking our resources. Under the current arrangement our right to our land is not under threat. Why would we walk into a trap with our eyes opened?
“Founder of MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike has proven that the Biafra contraption is not above fraud and is nothing but a scheme set up to line the pockets of the movement’s leaders. This has proven by the sale of fake Biafran passports to youths, some of who are languishing in jail for immigration offences when they tried using the false documents only to get arrested.
“We hereby warn the Biafra agitators to stay away from the Niger Delta. They should desist from mentioning the South-South whenever they are lying to themselves. Our region is not going with them,” the group warned.
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ReplyDeleteThese unnecessary arguments about BIAFRA will only be settled with UN supervised REFERENDUM.
ReplyDeleteI am also from the so called south-south. Nobody will decide or force me to abandon my BIAFRA identity. For Peace to reign, let there be a REFERENDUM.
ReplyDeleteIf igbos mistakenly live u guys and go so called Nigeria where u guys claimed that u are frm will chop u guys raw.
ReplyDeleteNigerians are very ignorant because of zoo standards of education. To own property outside biafra does not mean you will loose it if biafra is created. Let the igbos have and igbo only biafra and they will even be much better off than to have to Niger delta in it and watch the keep fighting each other. If the igbos leave the Niger delta remains in Nigeria? No. They will run and go and form thier own state ND fight each until they beg to join biafra. Oil is not going to be in demand for long and biafra does not need it. Igbos are not even land locked as 18 miles from the sea is a deep oguta lake and our access to the sea is protected by international law. Zoo education equals zoo brains.
ReplyDeleteThey will just go back to their country any where they are on the earth to obtain their own Biafran pass port before making a request for the other countries visa, so if they give you, you go if they denied you you remind in Biafra land that's all.
ReplyDeleteOver to you FFK! Now that a group from the South-South has spoken, do you still think Kate Henshaw is the one delusional or yourself trying to be the public relation officer to Kanu and IPOB?
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