The demand for a referendum on secession of Biafra from Nigeria assumed a front burner on Thursday with the Yoruba and Efik ethnic nationalities filing an application to be part of the suit filed by the Coalition of Northern Groups.

The CNG had in June 2021, dragged the National Assembly, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to Court asking them to conduct a referendum to determine the fate of Biafra agitators.

The case was first adjourned till January 20, 2022, after Justice Inyang Ekwo could not sit due to an official assignment.

But the case could not be heard again on Thursday because the Judge was said to be indisposed.

The counsel for CNG, Safiyanu Idris, told Journalists that the case had been adjourned again, to March 14, 2022, because Justice Ekwo was absent.

“Since the last adjournment, the matter was adjourned to today (January 20) for the continuation of motion as they are people that have filed an application to join the suit.

“We came here for the applications but it happened that the Judge is also not sitting today.
“But in between the time, there is a particular group. The Ijaw group have filed an application for joinder in the matter. Now the matter is adjourned to the 14 of March 2022.

The CNG had gone to Court to seek a referendum to determine the fate of Biafra and other separatist organisations in Nigeria.

The Spokesperson of CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, has explained why the coalition filed the suit.

He said, “What we are doing is to save the country, ourselves and the future of the country because these people are becoming violent already. Most of the people engaged in this activity are below 50.

“So, if we allow our leaders to leave us with these people in this situation, there may be another bloodshed or civil war. That is what we want to avoid, which is why we came to the court to interpret the situation.

“One of the issues for determination in the substantive suit has to do with the legal obligation of the 2nd – 4th defendants/respondents to provide a framework that will pave the way for the self-determination of the South-Eastern states and any other enclave that wants to go so as to leave the geographical entity called Nigeria before any further step is taken to review the constitution.”


Speaking on his decision to join the suit, counsel to the Yoruba nation, Timilehin Odunwo, said, “We now deem it fit to join this suit on the ground that not only the Igbo that is interested in leaving this contraption called Nigeria, the Yoruba nation is also interested.

“Therefore, any other call for a referendum should cut across the board of all tribes. Let every tribe have the right to determine whether to live in the country or to move out.

“As you know, self-determination is a very sacrosanct right of every citizen and tribe as it is recognized by the international community.

“Therefore, it is incumbent on the National Assembly, if our application is granted that let everybody decide whether to stay or leave.

“You cannot force an unwilling tribe on a willing nation. It will not work.”

Also, Lead Counsel to Old Calabar Province which is made up of Akwa Ibom and Cross River states, Sunday Uko Afiko said, “We do not want to sit at home while they barb our hair in our absence. So, we came all the way from Uyo to be part of this matter.

“But it is quite unfortunate that the Court is not sitting. We hope that the next adjourn date which is March 14 that the court would sit, we will move our motion and be part of this case which has to decide the fate of everybody. We are not opposing the application.”

“We are saying that it should not just be the South Eastern states that should leave; everybody should be given the opportunity to decide whether they want to be part of Nigeria or not.
“We want to also be given the opportunity to decide our fate. Let there be a national referendum for everybody to vote,” he said.

https://punchng.com/biafra-yoruba-efik-groups-join-cng-suit-for-referendum/?amp

But the Ijaws of Akwa Ibom come with Ijaw Republic.

Thank God that they share borders with other Ijaws.

giftibo see this.

Oyigboupdate

Udele1

I hope you understand that the train has left the station.

The News is carried by Punch Newspaper...and this is not your useless Facebook and WhatsApp bullshiiit.

All your efforts and Propaganda are Fullishly inclined to fail!!

Ntooor!!!!

ijaw and efik nor follow biafra again? chai nah hungry go kill the nyamiri

Billingslord:
ijaw and efik nor follow biafra again?
chai nah hungry go kill the nyamiri

Pity your miserable and barren region that is now under the siege of terrorists don't take para for headache of others.

Udele will commit suicide soon

Nigerians should join hands together to push this people away from Nigeria
They are too arrogant

Igbo:
Nigerians should join hands together to push this people away from Nigeria
They are too arrogant

All for mouth. We know you're scared of living in a country with Fulanis without Igbos. Coneheaded structures and skull miners may extinct if Biafra comes.

All these fake publications

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Igbo:
Nigerians should join hands together to push this people away from Nigeria.,They are too arrogant

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DeMekus:

See this ode, oloriburuku. Who is begging for unity, Yoruba or Igbo? Why is MNK in detention now? For fighting for Biafra or Nigeria? I'm not sure you've ever seen a school gate. Better join your father in mining old and fresh skulls instead.

mynd44
Lalasticlala
Seun
Dominique
Rule no 2

DeMekus:

See this ode, oloriburuku. Who is begging for unity, Yoruba or Igbo? Why is MNK in detention now? For fighting for Biafra or Nigeria? I'm not sure you've ever seen a school gate. Better join your father in mining old and fresh skulls instead.

that Cownu in detention will die there in Okike I pray

AsampeteNwaanyi:
mynd4n

Rule 2

you're wasting your time reporting me
We all die here

They should expedite action on this case. Why is the judge always unavailable?

If he is not fit, or is afraid to handle this case, then let it be transferred to another judge.

Hoping the court grants the prayer of the CNG, though we know it's all charades. The same CNG will appeal against the ruling should the court grant their wish.

I'm not sure if any court have jurisdiction over the case. Well court will only direct them to petition national assembly instead.

Igbo:
that Cownu in detention will die there in Okike I pray

Ok, you win. Here's your trophy.

Hehehehehe

These m0r0ns thought they were doing Igbos....that every other ethnicity that’s sick and tired of their wahala will keep quiet and watch on by the sidelines!

They’ve just opened Pandoras’ box!

Masterclass32:
They should expedite action on this case. Why is the judge always unavailable?

If he is not fit, or is afraid to handle this case, then let it be transferred to another judge.

Hoping the court grants the prayer of the CNG, though we know it's all charades. The same CNG will appeal against the ruling should the court grant their wish.

This suit instituted by this northern group is just playing to the gallery! The Nigerian judiciary, that’s in the pocket of the same northern hegemony this grp is part of, will NEVER grant anyone refere....never mind referendum!

IGBOSON1:


This suit instituted by this northern group is just playing to the gallery! The Nigerian judiciary, that’s in the pocket of the same northern hegemony this grp is part of, will NEVER grant anyone refere....never mind referendum!

You knew they will never grant you referendum,so why are you destroying the Eastern economy in the name of agitation for referendum?
Or just living in fools paradise?

Ojiofor:


You knew they will never grant you referendum,so why are you destroying the Eastern economy in the name of agitation for referendum?
Or just living in fools paradise?

Read what i posted again....this time slowly, and you’d realise how silly your post is!

Freedom is taken not given!

IGBOSON1:


Read what i posted again....this time slowly, and you’d realise how silly your post is!

Freedom is taken not given!

What stops you from going to Abuja the seat of power to grab your freedom and stop sending drug addicts to our markets to flog our wives and mothers in the name of enforcing primitive orders.

Useless yoruba and hausa taqiya post if the igbos go we niger delterns will join them ino unam ikot ibon, no efik man will ever want to be mixed up with hausa and yoruba parasites

Ojiofor:


What stops you from going to Abuja the seat of power to grab your freedom and stop sending drug addicts to our markets to flog our wives and mothers in the name of enforcing primitive orders.

You reason like a idiot...no offence!

Who else is ‘sending drug addicts’ other than the very same animals that have sworn Ndigbo must wear the garb of ‘the enslaved and defeated in war’ that they’ve tried to force on us these last 5 decades!

Fool, don’t you fcking try to blame Igbos in general and IPOB in particular for the murderous activities of northern elements in the south-east! All this evil started after they saw IPOB launch the ESN to confront their territorial and murderous intent in the south-east...and the hopeless Uzodinma gleefully invited them into Imo! Had it not been for ESN, these vermin would have taken over the entire region like they’ve done with the middle-belt! Where was the useless ebubeagu during their last incursion into Enugu a few weeks back!?

Dude, i hope you really are a impostor with this your appeasing and pathetic anti-Igbo reasoning!