"We Can’t Be Calling Nigeria Zoo & Be Worse Than Nigeria" - Ex-IPOB Deputy

By Wisdom Nwedene

Former Deputy Leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, Mazi Uche Mefor has criticised the leadership style of the group's leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.


IGBERE TV had reported that Mefor resigned as Kanu's Deputy after misunderstandings between the duo.

In a statement made available to IGBERE TV on Tuesday, Mefor said IPOB cannot be calling Nigeria zoo and turn around to be worse than Nigeria.

He further said that the IPOB's principle of command and control has been bastardized and there have been the tendency and disposition to tilt towards systemic favoritism and victimisation of the vulnerable by the principal officers in privileged positions.




According to him, "IPOB cannot be an all-out Igbo configuration contrary to what we preach that Biafra encompasses and includes in reality a true representation from all the component parts of Biafra (Ibibio, Igbo, Efik, Anang, Ijaw, Urhobo-Isoko-Igbanke, Igala etc) and of course the Middle Belt. These component part of Biafra must indeed and in fact be seen to be equal partners of the Biafra Restoration project and engaging directly at the decision-making level. There must be due and genuine consultation with our brothers in coastal region (or the Niger Delta region)."


The statement reads,


THE AUDACIOUS PRINCIPLE OF OUR REVOLUTION IS STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS,CIVIL LIBERTIES AND FREEDOM FREEDOMS OF ALL

Today, I renew these calls which are at the root cause of why I am being called names. Most of these have taken years of being raised in discussions, in writing and meetings but all fell on deaf ears or told that it was not yet time.

IPOB cannot be seen to be visibly going into armed struggle or openly advocating violence for obvious reasons.

IPOB cannot be run unilaterally. There must be a collegiate approach to decision-making because of our unique circumstances and complex nature of our Biafran society.
IPOB cannot be run as a dictatorship or in an autocratic manner. We cannot be calling Nigeria zoo and turn around to be worse than Nigeria.

The principle of command and control has been bastardized and there have been the tendency and disposition to tilt towards systemic favoritism and victimisation of the vulnerable by the principal officers in privileged positions.

The Directorate of state is NoT fit for purpose.The members of the Directorate of State are not advising the leader genuinely and conscientiously.These are responsible for problems in different families in Biafraland and around the world and formation of cabals and clannish mentality.

IPOB cannot be an all-out Igbo configuration contrary to what we preach that Biafra encompasses and includes in reality a true representation from all the component parts of Biafra (Ibibio, Igbo, Efik, Anang, Ijaw, Urhobo-Isoko-Igbanke, Igala etc) and of course the Middle Belt. These component part of Biafra must indeed and in fact be seen to be equal partners of the Biafra Restoration project and engaging directly at the decision-making level. There must be due and genuine consultation with our brothers in coastal region (or the Niger Delta region).

There must not be religious imposition on the people of Biafra nor discrimination along these lines.

Every focus and attention must be on the injured, the maimed and the families of our departed brethrens. We must not abandon them.

IPOB must have and maintain zero tolerance culture to discrimination and go against this those peddling fake news against the Biafra struggle.

IPOB must as a matter of organisational policy and responsibility go against gang-ups, cabals, blackmail and lies directed against innocent people in order to demonise, sanction and ultimately remove them.

IPOB must tell the people and be clear its political position. We cannot preach that we do not have anything to do with politics and turn around to meeting politicians behind the scenes either directly or by proxy.The truth is that at the right time, Biafra agitators must be at the centre of decision-making(with reference to the effective government criteria of the Montevideo Declaration among others) in Biafraland (not in Nigeria) either directly or indirectly for Biafra to be restored.This is a requirement of international law from or of us.

If these are why I will continue to called saboteur and traitor, then so be it but all must be sure that I will definitely defend myself.

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Source : https://igberetvnews.com/1372862/cant-calling-nigeria-zoo-worse-nigeria-ex-ipob-deputy/

Hnnm. Someone like Asari would be smiling by now.

Uche Mefor simply want to float his own wing of Biafra agitation with the sole purpose of cashing out like Kanu has been doing since.

Difference is simple: Mefor went to school, Kanu's dropped out. Kanu carries his illiteracy fuelled uncivility like a belly button.

Toh!! Things some of us saw since 2016, these guys are just seeing today.

The worst is IPOB members and supporters calling others zombies. Just imagine an Ipob supporter calling someone else a Zombie. In all honesty, who deserves that characterization more than ipob supporters?

I laugh out loud when I see this.

You and Nnamdi Kanu should just go and siddon!

Nnamdi Kanu want to open branch for his boy Uche Mefor after 5 years of apprenticeship.
Simple and Short!!

Mefor finally did his freedom.

Time to be his own master

The truth is always bitter.

Way to go Uche. You are actually his back bone. Don't mind him. If you can float another group that will truly reflect the interest of the people, show respect to other people's believe, religion, lives, opinion and culture then am in.

I just dey laugh

This is funny. Ipob members' eyes are being opened to the scam being perpetrated by Kanu.

Kestolove:
South east is the real Zoo, look at abia stinking like soakaway, look at anambra, erosion cursed state, look at enugu dirty like dustbin, look at imo and eboyi...dey are trying small small sha thank God to APC in d state

I wonder why a non politician would have this level of political affiliation in a country where the political parties don't have distinct ideologies.

The likes of gididdy are still taking Nnamdi Kanu serious with the hope of actualising Biafra.
Those of you oat takers should come to me and I will set you free from the useless oat IPOB administered on their members to cage them spiritually.
I pity those that died or imprisoned because of Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB.
Now Mefor have floated his own radio to start his own ministry just like fake pastors,the motivation is money, nothing else.

Uche Mefor sounds rational but this is always how they start off and once membership grow and money starts rolling in, they become demigod. Involving people who are distrustful of Igbo is a serious red flag: No lessons learnt yet. Not yet Uhuru!

Kestolove:
South east is the real Zoo, look at abia stinking like soakaway, look at anambra, erosion cursed state, look at enugu dirty like dustbin, look at imo and eboyi...dey are trying small small sha thank God to APC in d state

Lol, this girl always looking for trouble.

Apprenticeship has ended.

Uteghe:
Difference is simple: Mefor went to school Kanu's dropped out. Kanu carries his illiteracy fuelled uncivility like a belly button.

I agree and Im with Mefor 100%. IPOB is more ignorant than the people it wants to led

omenka:
Toh!! Things some of us saw since 2016, these guys are just seeing today.

The worst is IPOB members and supporters calling others zombies.

I laugh out loud when I see this.

You have never overlooked any ipob thread without a "passing glance"


Na was o!

Look, my brothers home and abroad, no be everything we go rush put on internet abeg. Make we take sense do things. This issue is under control, Mefor and his boss, Mazi Kanu are resolving this small entanglement right now now as we speak. Dont play into zoo hand. Dont play into jihadi terrorists hand and mess up the only solid movement we have for Biafra reawakening. Even if we see news on internet that talk negative we must not amplify it. We are Great Igbo and we must show it not just by mouth but by action also.

Let this issue go. Stop talking it. Drop it let it die.

Kestolove:
South east is the real Zoo, look at abia stinking like soakaway, look at anambra, erosion cursed state, look at enugu dirty like dustbin, look at imo and eboyi...dey are trying small small sha thank God to APC in d state

look at your life like the biggest slum in africa.

insult Ipob if you must but leave my States out of it

adadike:
Way to go Uche. You are actually his back bone. Don't mind him. If you can float another group that will truly reflect the interest of the people, show respect to other people's believe, religion, lives, opinion and culture then am in.

What ever that will bring biafra is welcome to all biafrans.


Restoration of biafra is a task for all biafrans not for Kanu alone.

There are still other groups like Massob fighting for the same goal.





God bless all freedom fighters.

He raised genuine concerns of many people.
The issue however, isn't articulating these issues, but actually being steadfast and loyal to these causes. Nnamdi Kanu started out just the same way he's doing after breaking off from MASSOB,and some gullible fellows thought that he was the next best thing.
What is the guarantee that this man who had been with IPOB at it's top echelon and was very much complicit of the whole shenanigans in IPOB but kept mute,will not one day compromise?
I still expect some usual dumb people in IPOB to castigate and insult him,but the truth remains that IPOB is not IT. IPOB is a proscribed terrorist organization that people are distancing from.

IPOB cannot be an all-out Igbo configuration contrary to what we preach that Biafra encompasses and includes in reality a true representation from all the component parts of Biafra (Ibibio, Igbo, Efik, Anang, Ijaw, Urhobo-Isoko-Igbanke, Igala etc)

I agreed with Uche Mefor the only thing I disagreed with him is including other ethnic groups in Biafra Map. Nnamdi Kanu is too arrogant and talks nonsense most times.

Confusion

Fahdiga:
Uche Mefor simply want to float his own wing of Biafra agitation with the sole purpose of cashing out like Kanu has been doing since.

Let him float it as far as it has nothing to do with kanu

adadike:
Way to go Uche. You are actually his back bone. Don't mind him. If you can float another group that will truly reflect the interest of the people, show respect to other people's believe, religion, lives, opinion and culture then am in.

Mefor is fully educated and sound and not a drop out who smokes thailand every 3 hours and collect 500 dues every month to keep acting porn with his porn stars.

i found it laughable that none of the major news outlets in Nigeria is reporting on this purported split in IPOB, it's only Igbere. We are not new to false news and propaganda against IPOB including the reported split of IPOB into RIPOB and NIPOB yet all those propaganda died without producing any fruit. What these liars failed to realise is that Nnamdi Kanu is not the leader of IPOB and therefore can exercise the type of arbitrary powers they accuse him of, he's only the director of information with Uche Mefor as his deputy. Even IPOB funding comes from the general council which is co-ordinated through Skype meetings because it's members are scattered around different continents. Nairaland should stop encouraging this false news by pushing it to the internet. This latest anti-IPOB false news have been circulating on whatsapp by the APGA online warriors group for at least three weeks now because of the Anambra governorship election billed for next year but their propaganda have already failed.

Uche Mefor was part of the IPOB from inception , just because he was asked to step aside,
IPOB is going to reform but Uche will not be deputy again.
IPOB is intact, there no crisis.