Author: Wale AkinolaEditor’s note: Biafra agitation has been on
the front burner of discourse in Nigeria in
the last few months. Since the leader of
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi
Kanu’s release by the Abuja High Court,
there have been mixed reactions about the
agitation even among the Igbo elders.
In a message sent to NAIJ.com, a Facebook
user, Okechukwu Oleh lists some conditions
that would permanently end the Biafra
agitation in order to allow one Nigeria.
A Yoruba friend asked me: Under what
conditions would you support "One
Nigeria" and let go of the Biafra agitation
and let it die down and finally laid to rest
for good?
Here was my response:
1. Close down Lagos ports and open up PH,
Calabar, Onitsha and Warri ports.
2. Cancel all direct and major connecting
flights to Lagos and Abuja airports only
local connecting flights will be allowed.
While this is being done, open up Enugu,
Calabar, Owerri, Asaba, Uyo and PH to
international flights direct and major
connecting flights.
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3. Ask all international and diplomatic
missions to move their embassies and
consulates from Lagos, Kano and Abuja to
Enugu, PH and Calabar.
OPINION: Nothing will end Biafra agitation
except THESE 8 conditions are met
4. All federal governments’ agencies in
Lagos and Abuja shall be relocated to
Enugu, PH and Calabar. CBN, NNPC, e.t.c shall
and must relocate to PH, Calabar and Enugu.
5. All multinational companies in Lagos and
Abuja, shall and must relocate their offices
to PH, Calabar and Enugu.
6. All oil companies must relocate their head
offices to PH, as the oil capital of Nigeria.
7. Let the northern children gain admission
into federal schools with 300 score points
while the South Eastern Children should
gain admission with only 20 score points.
8. Let all federal road projects in the North/
SW should be handled by one local
companies and the one in the SE/SS should
be handled by Julius Berger and foreign
construction companies.
If these conditions can be fulfilled and
implemented for 50 years, we can try one
Nigeria and let see if you the North and
South-west will like it for a month. Meaning
that Yorubas and Hausas need to get
international visas shall travel to PH, Calabar
or Enugu to do that and same with flying or
connecting flights, same with shipping and
importing their goods, etc.
The Yoruba friend replied: You can’t be
serious, this is wickedness and I said.
Really? Don’t you think South and South.
Eastern part of Nigeria has been suffering
and enduring this very same wickedness
for over 50 years?
He was quiet for a few seconds and said:
Wow, you are right but it never occurred to
me.
I said, that’s the problem with One Nigeria,
those who are benefiting from it, love it and
would love to maintain the status quo.
Let each region develops at her own pace,
with Airport, seaports, industries, major
projects open to be developed in any part
of Nigeria without government interference
or due to tribalism and nepotism!
Let Nigeria be fair to all irrespective of tribe,
religion, and place of birth. Let there be true
federalism and resources control, with the
elimination of quota system and federal
character in Nigeria. Let's have equal
respect for one another irrespective of
where the person is coming from in
Nigeria. That is what Biafra agitation is all
about.
The simple truth
Whoever tells you that if Biafra succeeds or
gains her independence that Igbos leaving
in the North or Yoruba land will lose their
properties and that things will become
worst is an enemy and is among the people
that are benefiting from the fraudulent
arrangement that exist in Nigeria.
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Yugoslavia broke into 6 countries namely:
Serbia, Macedonia, Solvenia, Bosnia
Hezegovia, Montengro and heaven did not
fall. They did not leave their job, leave their
formal country before voting to leave, after
voting to leave, all those in the new created
countries automatically become foreigners.
Malaysia broke into 2 namely: Malaysia &
Singapore and heaven did not fall.
Pakistan broke into 2 namely: Pakistan &
Bangladesh and heaven did not fall
United Arab Republic broke into 2 namely:
Egypt & Syria and heaven did not fall
If Biafra goes, it doesn't mean we can't
travel anywhere again provided we have
our traveling documents ready.
Why is it that Hausas and Fulanis see Biafra
break up as war? Are you not tired of
stealing our oil down to Kaduna reserve,
Bornu reserve, and now Liberia reserve?
Allow Biafra to go because Biafrans have
suffered a lot of humiliation, intimidation
and marginalisation in the hand of this
wicked contraption called Nigeria.
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