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Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by Antoeni(op): 7:01am On Oct 07, 2021
The Movement for the Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra has said that the elite in Igbo land who did not want the South-East region to leave Nigeria were infinitesimal in number.

MASSOB’s Director of Information, Samuel Edeson, who said the elite in Igbo land represented only one per cent of the population in the region, added that 99 per cent of Ndigbo wanted to leave the country.

Edeson was reacting to Umahi’s claim on Arise Television that the elite in the region was not interested in the ongoing secessionist agitation by IPOB and MASSOB and that a counter-secessionist group might rise if the killings by IPOB continued.

He said, “They (elite) will not like to leave Nigeria because they are benefitting from the suffering of the masses. How do you expect a man who used to get maybe N10m or N20m from the government every month to support our demand for Biafra? How do you expect a contractor who goes to Abuja to get contracts support to leave Nigeria?

“What I want The Movement for the Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra has said that the elite in Igbo land who did not want the South-East region to leave Nigeria were infinitesimal in number.

MASSOB’s Director of Information, Samuel Edeson, who said the elite in Igbo land represented only one per cent of the population in the region, added that 99 per cent of Ndigbo wanted to leave the country.

Edeson was reacting to Umahi’s claim on Arise Television that the elite in the region was not interested in the ongoing secessionist agitation by IPOB and MASSOB and that a counter-secessionist group might rise if the killings by IPOB continued.

He said, “They (elite) will not like to leave Nigeria because they are benefitting from the suffering of the masses. How do you expect a man who used to get maybe N10m or N20m from the government every month to support our demand for Biafra? How do you expect a contractor who goes to Abuja to get contracts support to leave Nigeria?

“What I want you to know is that 99 per cent of Ndigbo want to leave Nigeria. So, he (Umahi) is just saying this because he wants to please his masters, his cabal that controls Aso Rock because of his political ambition, come 2023. He can say anything in order to please his masters.”

On a possible emergence of a counter-secessionist group, the MASSOB spokesman said, “Dave Umahi and some South-East governors (I mean some, not all of them), have arranged and organised some thugs which they want to use as opponents to Biafran agitators or IPOB. We are not surprised. Whenever you have an original, there is always a counterfeit.

“Those who will come to protest against IPOB or against Biafran agitators are paid agents to destabilise the Biafraland and the Igbo land in particular.

“Umahi cannot stop it (Biafra); he is only the governor of Ebonyi State and not the governor of Igboland. That he is given the power of governor does not give him the power to control other things, and as a matter of fact, he can only control his state, if possible.”

Igbo not leaving Nigeria, want restructuring, Ohanaeze insists

Meanwhile, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that the people of the South-East were not interested in leaving Nigeria, but want restructuring.

Responding to Umahi’s claim that the elite were not interested in leaving Nigeria, Ohanaeze’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, said, “The choice of words is different from our own position. Igbo held several meetings and agreed on restructuring, so Igbos favour restructuring

Igbos did not want secession or what you called Biafra. We looked at Igbo adventurism and lifestyle. Igbo adventurism and entrepreneurship cannot be contained within Biafra or what you called Biafra.

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Re: Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by colorsofrainbow: 7:04am On Oct 07, 2021
Umahi is dancing naked in the marketplace grin grin
Re: Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by Antoeni(op): 7:06am On Oct 07, 2021
Anambra & Enugu state Urgently Needs a Military Administrators to End All this Madness
Re: Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by Antoeni(op): 7:08am On Oct 07, 2021
This Governor seems to be the Only Wise Sensible and Reasonable of 5 Southeast Governors
Re: Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by helinues: 7:09am On Oct 07, 2021
shocked

Re: Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by Lawlab249: 7:09am On Oct 07, 2021
Ok
Re: Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by SmartPolician: 7:40am On Oct 07, 2021
Antoeni:
This Governor seems to be the Only Wise Sensible and Reasonable of 5 Southeast Governors
If the way Umahi speaks is your definition of sensibility, then you need an immediate psychological evaluation.

To the news, you can hardly pick out a tribe in southern Nigeria that is not tired of the yeye One Nigeria project. The problem is that most of us fear the ruthless Hausa-Fulani who dominate and control the military.

Therefore, there's no gainsaying that the South East will vote overwhelming to quit this contraption if the federal government accepts to meet IPOB's demand of organizing a free and fair referendum.
Re: Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by AntiBMC(m): 7:42am On Oct 07, 2021
Who takes Umahi serious? That one na vseless rag for futa jalon people. That's what he has in common with Uzodinjo and Joe Igbokwe.
Re: Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by mariovito(m): 7:42am On Oct 07, 2021
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Re: Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by Lovelive: 7:47am On Oct 07, 2021
Antoeni:
This Governor seems to be the Only Wise Sensible and Reasonable of 5 Southeast Governors
For you but not for people over there
Re: Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by Racoon(m): 7:53am On Oct 07, 2021
Governor Dave Umahi have elevated political sycophancy to an extremely stupid level.Though a workaholic man, I am so much ashamed of him.
Re: Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by JavaScript90: 6:23am On Oct 08, 2021
Lol
Re: Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by Nobody: 6:30am On Oct 08, 2021
Let someone remind this Umahi the unfortunate story of Okrocha who is gradually becoming politically irrelevant after trying so hard to please those in Abuja...........I knew the day Umahi joined the evil party was the day he choose to become a lying senseless hypocrite....if he truly believe that igbos doesn't want session,why not he try and push for a referendum and let's really know if the south-east wants session or not.
Re: Umahi Not Speaking For Ndigbo, Says MASSOB by Fejoku: 7:13am On Oct 08, 2021
toobusy:
Let someone remind this Umahi the unfortunate story of Okorocha who is gradually becoming politically irrelevant after trying so hard to please those in Abuja...........I knew the day Umahi joined the evil party was the day he choose to become a lying senseless hypocrite....if he truly believes that Igbos don't want secession,why not he try and push for a referendum and let's really know if the south-east wants secession or not.
Very true
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