The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has confirmed that
its leader, Nnamdi Kanu has engaged a new lobbying firm in the United States.
IPOB’s National Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful disclosed
that Kanu hired the US lobbyist with over N300m.
Powerful explained that the move is aimed at actualizing the
Sovereign State of Biafra.
In a terse statement he issued on Tuesday, Powerful wrote:
“Yes, it’s true we hired another lobbying group in USA to facilitate the coming
and recognition of Biafra independence, we engaged them with the wholesome
amount of 300m naira about 750 dollars to lobby for Biafra freedom in America
and the whole world.”
Reports had said the IPOB leader engaged the new American
lobbying firm to help win the support of the US government.
The one-year deal is slated to run for 12 months at the cost
of $750,000, which is over N300 million.
Kanu was said to have signed the contract with the BW Global
Group BWGG LLC, in February.
The firm, co-owned by Jeffrey Birrel and Alan White, is
registered in Washington D.C, the U.S. capital.
The agreement, which took effect from March 1, 2021, came
months after an earlier one struck by Kanu with another U.S.-based lobbying
entity, Mercury Public Affairs LLC, expired.
Under the old contract, IPOB, through Mr Kanu, paid $85,000
per month beginning September 23, 2019, in addition to a $5,000 one-time
compliance fee.
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