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Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by ikennaj44: 3:45pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
A foundation member of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural group of the Igbos, Ogbueshi Emma Okocha, has said that the Biafra struggle was a legitimate one, insisting that all states concerned with the demand for Biafra liberation should not shy away from the call for the emancipation of the zone from the shackles of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Okocha, who spoke with 247ureports.com in Asaba, the Delta State capital, weekend, explained that though the Biafran agitators have no right to include other states which are not principally Ibo speaking states into the Biafran struggle, he said it was incumbent on leaders of other states, especially Delta, to hold a special consultation among opinion leaders before pulling out or aligning with the Biafran movement for liberation and emancipation. Okocha, who authored ‘Blood on The Niger’, a book which chronicled how Asaba people were massacred during the Nigeria civil war, argued that the minorities in Delta including the Urhobos, the Isokos, the Ijaws and Itsekris would be worse off if they blatantly turned down aligning with the Igbo movement for the call of the Biafra Republic. He said “The Itsekiris, the Urhobos and the western Igbos are already minorities in the structural arrangement of the Nigerian federation. Imagine when a principal part of that federation leaves, it’s going to have a serious impact on us. So, we need to sit down and think. It’s not for us to just wake up and say we are not part of the struggle or we are for Biafra. “For me, let there be enough consultation, The Biafrans have no right to come here and match straight to Government House and say they are demanding for Biafra without consulting the people. At the same time I cannot say I’m not part of them because the Nigerian federation will be structurally against the Midwestern people who are minorities already if a bigger part of the Southern States goes away without the Midwestern states going with them”. Okocha further argued that “To say I support Biafra or I do no support, it’s not important. The important thing is that we need a referendum or plebiscite to decide where we belong. When is it coming like we had in Scotland? Yugoslavia was broken to pieces into Serbia and others. From USSR, you have Ukraine, you have Russia, you have Georgia and you have Belarus. So, we can’t come here and say whether you like it or not, you must join us, it doesn’t go like that. You can’t say that. “For Anioma Congress to say they are not part of it, that’s thoughtless. What is happening is that if any part of Nigeria manages to secede as the last option, I don’t see how the Idomas of Benue State staying safe in the Nigerian federation if the Igbos secede and leave them for the larger Nigeria. “What is important for us in Delta is that we need to sit down and decide our fate. It’s not for these mushroom organisations, Anioma group or Isoko group to decide, they don’t understand what is going on. “There should be an opinion leadership conference in Asaba so that we decide where we should go because if Biafra goes without we, in Delta, joining them, it will have a serious impact on us. We cannot stay alive in another federation. As a minority already, we will be a silent minority forever”. Following the struggles which Nnamdi Kanu had fought with the federal government of Nigeria, Okocha said Kanu has now become the leader of the Igbo people, noting that Igbos do not elect leaders but their leaders emerge the struggles and the battles they won in their days. . . http://247ureports.com/why-south-south-states-should-collaborate-to-achieve-biafra-struggle-okocha/ . . Emma Okocha is one of the leaders of Ibo speaking people In Ohaneze, and as well as a public figure here in Asaba. |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by obaiIaIa(m): 3:48pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
Even if south south doesn't join, remaining in Nigeria is out of it! 2 Likes |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Nobody: 3:50pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
OP,counting down to your ban in 3,2,1...... 3 Likes |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by bugzbunny: 3:53pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
holyFRED:He shouldn't report the news again........ Na u suppose get ban |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by ikennaj44: 3:54pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
holyFRED:really!!! let it be a permanent one |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Nobody: 4:00pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
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Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Nobody: 4:03pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
I saw this pic and decided to share it don't ban me o 2 Likes
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Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by igwe123: 4:06pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
Anybody limiting igboland to the fake boundaries of 5 states created by Northerners needs to check his brain 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by redsconsult(m): 4:35pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
mynd wat is rule 9 again...pls do the needful yo this thread before it goes out of propulsion |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by ExplorerReturns(m): 4:47pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
Yeah,we know where we belong. We are igbos irrespective of our states be it kogi,akwa-ibom,edo,delta and rivers. IGBO BU OFU. I dont care about any fucking minority joining our struggle all i Care is about IGBOS. I am also using this opportunity to invite all igbo to NJIKO IGBO CARNIVAL @OGUTA LAKE, IMO STATE. 28th-30th december 2015. IGBO KWENU 4 Likes |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Iroh88(m): 4:55pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
Cc: Seun, Mynd44. If these guys can't adhere to simple rules, please send them on permanent leave. Thanks. 2 Likes |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Nobody: 5:23pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
Iroh88:omenka the noisemaker on the prowl. You are being banned daily now |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Nobody: 5:35pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
Iroh88: Omenka the calabar house boy..... see as he is exposing his kids thinking he is enjoying life |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by EternalTruths: 5:36pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
obaiIaIa: Keep deceiving yourself that the UN will consider another view outside a referendum dividing Nigeria into 2 only. Any further division is between Nigerians. Think well before you vote. |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Chidozieude: 5:38pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
kaycid77: Chessboard the old man Stop abusing people |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by mirabel001(f): 5:48pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
i tot it was jay jay okocha 4 Likes |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Nobody: 5:51pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
PROVACATEUR: @Ecoterrors - When will we do that thing? 1 Like |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Herald47: 5:51pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
Mr okocha stop calling the urhobos,isoko e.t.c to join in the biafran struggle,the se,oshimili,aniocha,egbema,obigbo and asaba is enough to form biafra period 3 Likes |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Dejohnbull: 5:53pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
Anioma anyi bu ofu. Anyi bu Biafra 2 Likes |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Amberon: 6:49pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
I'm urhobo, and though I never liked the idea of seceding with Biafra due to the hate speech by most biafran agitators, but I must say, I like this man and I like how he tabled the matter. If the likes of Nnamdi kanu had spoken like this, we'd have given in a long time ago. |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by NakedEve: 6:54pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
studio14: Why is Nigeria called zoo? Answer: Because Buhari said it was dogs and baboons(zoo animals) living in it when he threatened that they both(zoo animals--dog n baboons) will be soaked in blood. 3 Likes |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by subterfuge: 7:52pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
USELESS FOOLS CALLED IPOB. WHEN PDP IS ENSLAVING YOU AND BRIBING YOU TO TAKE UP ARMS AGAINST BUHARI, ALL IN THE USELESS CAUSE CALLED BIAFRA. USELESS NDIIGBO. NDIIGBO FOR PDP BRIBE TAKING NDIIGBO FOR RITUAL MONEY MAKING NDIIGBO FOR GREED FIGHT YOUR BIAFRA WAR ALONE EAT YOUR PDP AND JONATHAN BRIBE ALONE NDIIGBO DIE ALONE. NDIIGBO DON'T EVER OPEN YOUR CHICKEN ANUS MOUTH AND CALL NIGER DELTA TO JOIN YOUR FIGHT. 3 Likes |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Chilug(m): 8:10pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
Amberon:No body cares where you belong. If you want to be sweet mouthed to belong to anything then it's not worth it. Choose for your self. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by ExplorerReturns(m): 8:33pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
subterfuge: but the author of the article is a Niger deltan from delta state. Why do you behave like this? 1 Like |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Amberon: 8:35pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
And nobody told you to mention me. If you call being senile, and speaking like a sane person "sweet talking" then you need to get your head checked. nobody bloody cares about your opinion. Chilug: |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by Nobody: 8:59pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
9. Don't use Nairaland for illegal acts, e.g scams, plagiarism, hacking, gay meetings, incitement, promoting Biafra. i smell ban!!! |
Re: Southsouth Should Join Biafra Struggle-okocha by subterfuge: 3:15pm On Dec 23, 2015 |
Because APC DEFEATED PDP?? PDP OR IPOB INSANE IBO PEOPLE OF BIAFRA MUST DISTABILIZE NIGERIA WITH BIAFRA CALLS |
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