According to him, Ojukwu’s reason
for coming up with Biafra was for the Igbos to have equal share in Nigeria.
Speaking with Vanguard, Okorie
said his party does not support secession but believes in self determination
and referendum among others.
“If you are looking at the Biafra
that Ikemba talked about before he died, or Biafra as an ideology, count me in
because the Biafran ideology ought to be the Nigerian ideology, a true Nigerian
ideology.
“We have had a situation here
where a book was written entitled, ‘We are all Biafrans’ and that book was
presented by Atiku Abubakar. Not long ago, in May actually, the Yar’ adua
foundation convened a seminar to mark 50years of Biafra.
“The Acting President was there as a special
guest and he spoke. Former President Obasanjo was there and so many top
Nigerian leaders including my humble self. So the issue of Biafra is something
that would remain topical and it depends from the angle you see it
“If you see it from the angle
that what led to that war should be avoided, then that is positive. But if you
are looking at it from the point of view of breaking away from the country that
is the negative side for which no political party that is national in nature
would be part of. I have always talked about restructuring, self determination
and giving Nigerians the opportunity to decide their fate through referendum.”
According to him, Nigeria would
have been a better place if the people had queried the appointments made by
President Muhammadu Buhari in terms of lopsidedness, equity, and fairness.
He added, “The national assembly
is not bothered that there is a law that says that if the PENCOM DG is removed,
another one would come from the same zone, they are not bothered about what the
law say. They are only concerned about the office of SGF, the office of EFCC
and all that. I am not impressed.”
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THIS CHEKWAS OF AN OKORIE IS A BIG FOOL WHO TALKS FROM BOTH SIDES. DID HE KNOW THE FACTS THAT PUSHED OJUKWU THEN? IGBOS SHOULD STOP INSULTING IGBOS. THIS CHEKWAS IS AN INGRATE, ILLITERATE AND IGNORANT. HE SHOULD KEEP HIS DIRTY MOUTH SHUT BECAUSE IT STINKS. WHAT DID HE DO WITH APGA? THE STORY OF APGA'S DOWNFALL AND CHEKWAS' MESS IN THE WHOLE ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN. PEOPLE LIKE HIM WILL SELL THE IGBO/BIAFRAN AND SOUTHERN DREAM FOR A MERE PLATE OF RICE OR KULI-KULI.SHAME ON HIM. Jay 2, Abuja.
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