THE Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has expressed gratitude to Arewa groups for having the courtesy to give the Igbo an advance warning to vacate northern Nigeria.
The group, however, pleaded for ample time for Igbo to relocate back to the south.
Some Arewa youth groups had recently issued three months quit notice from the north to Igbo residing there.
Although the call was roundly criticised by northern governors and stakeholders, spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) Ango Abdullahi, on Friday, expressed support for the youth groups.
Reacting in a statement signed by Emma Powerful, IPOB assured the Arewa groups that its people will heed the warning and leave northern Nigeria.
IPOB called on all southerners in the north to start exiting the region as soon as possible.
“We the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and it’s leadership worldwide wish to sincerely thank the Arewa Elders Forum(AEF), Arewa Youths and Arewa Consultative Forum for seeing sense in what IPOB has been saying about the need for a referendum to be conducted in Nigeria to decide the fate of the component ethnic nationalities criminally lumped together by the British in 1914,” the statement read.
“Biafrans in general also wish to thank these vocal Northerners for at least having the courtesy to issue advance warning this time before embarking on their routine massacre of Igbos and other Biafrans living in Northern Nigeria; unlike what their fathers did in 1966 when death, destruction and mayhem were unleashed upon unsuspecting innocent civilian populations from the South comprising of mostly Igbo men, women and children.
“Igbo massacres in Northern Nigeria has occurred so many times that it has almost become some sort of an annual sporting activity for blood thirsty Northern youths. That is why we are particularly grateful to Arewa Youths and Elders for having the decency to give us prior notice before the slaughter commences.
“We promise to adhere to your warning to leave Northern Nigeria because a word is enough for the wise. Biafrans and other Southerner should start packing their properties to come down to the South. We also advice the Northern youths and their Elders to keep it on because all they have done is exercise their right to free speech which is not a crime under any law known to man. We are therefore against those calling for the arrest of these Arewa Youths and their Elders.
“It is abundantly evident from the genocidal statements coming from certain influential segments of Northern Nigeria that the British socio-political experimentation and economic fraud we know today as Nigeria, should not have been created in the first place. IPOB is very much aware of the covert blackmail and implied threat inherent in the utterances emanating from Islamic Northern Nigeria.
“Furthermore, the assumption that economic investments of Biafrans in the Northern part of the contraption called Nigeria is an impediment to Biafra restoration project is misguided and most definitely misplaced. This is cheap blackmail designed to trigger rancour among Biafra populations because the North have always assumed and wrongly too, that Igbos will place economic well being over and above their life. This assumption is based on a false premise and one we are determined to prove same as events unfold in the coming weeks and months.
“IPOB under the divine leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is the instrument Chukwu Okike Abiama (God Almighty) is using to restore Biafra, therefore we are not afraid of our enemies, neither will any threat or violence from any quarter deter us. We remain peaceful in our noble quest to restore Biafra but we must caution that we always retain the right as a people to defend ourselves should the need arise.
“The civilised world is aware that we IPOB have been adopting peaceful means to restore Biafra since 2014. It is the Arewa Islamic Northern Nigeria dominated Army, Police, Navy and Civil Defence that has brought torture, killings, massacres and mayhem to communities and populations in the South. Till date, nobody has been held to account despite the existence of a comprehensive Amnesty International report to this effect.
“We are aware that these Northern youths and their sponsors Britain, have perfected plans to begin another round of killing of innocent people as the did in 1966. We advise them not to make this mistake because Britain will no longer protect Islamic Northern Nigeria because in this digital age, the world is watching. Allow Biafrans time to relocate peacefully back to Bafraland, that is all we ask.”
JUNAID Mohammed, a member of the House of Representatives during the second republic, has stated why the acting-president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo cannot contest for the nation’s top position if eventually President Muhammadu Buhari gives room for him to complete latter’s tenure.
Mohammed is of the opinion that Osinbajo is a stooge to a National Leader of the All Progressive Congress, Ahmed Tinubu.
He alleged that, Tinubu wants to use Osinbajo to manipulate his way to take over completely in 2019.
Mohammed stated this in an interview with John Alechenu, a correspondent of Punch Newspaper.
He also accused Bisi Akande alongside Tinubu of playing politics and blaming other people of playing politics with Buhari’s health.
“I believe he and Tinubu are the people throwing stones and blaming other people for not being patriotic. They imagine that they can win sympathy so that when the time comes for a transition, it will be easy for them and they can justify the eventuality of Buhari ’s inability to continue. So that they can manipulate their way to take over completely in 2019; one thing I know is that, if Vice President (Yemi Osinbajo becomes the president from whatever date to 2019, he cannot contest that position again.” Mohammed reportedly said.
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Mohammed who said he believes not in zoning arrangement said the North must complete it tenure urging which ever group from any part of the country who are signing agreements with whomever, to make such public, adding that the group should also state the time when any agreement reached will come into force.
“We cannot now avoid the constitution. If there is the need to follow the constitution we must follow the letter and spirit of the constitution – that is up till 2019. Beyond that, power should come back to where Buhari comes from and remain there for a solid eight to 10 years – unless in running for a second term the person loses re – election. There is nothing one can do about that.”
Asked what his opinion was on the promise by the APC to the southeast to deliver the presidency to the Igbos, Mohammed said “I think the Igbo will someday produce a President for this country. There is nothing in the constitution or political facts that can deny them that opportunity. But the way and manner they are currently approaching the issue cannot lead them to the presidency”, adding that “We want an Igbo president who will be president of all Nigerians,” while citing Obasanjo as an example.
OLUFEMI Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a walking corpse.
Fani-Kayode made the description in a war of words involving him and Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie.
Fani-Kayode had criticized Osinbajo for saying Buhari treats him like a son.
Reacting, Onochie expressed surprise that Fani-Kayode could not understand “father/son relationship, respect, decency and loyalty,” saying, “No he can’t. He doesn’t possess the capacity to even begin to comprehend any sort of relationship. None!”
She added that nobody can create enemity between Buhari and Osinbajo, as the bond they share is personal.
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“As it was in the beginning… So it is now…And so shall it be till 2023 and thereafter,” Onochie wrote.
In his response, FFK said Onochie should shut up and that “the walking corpse that she works for should speak for itself. Then I will respond.”
Though no name was mentioned, he is obviously referring to President Muhammadu Buhari as being the “walking corpse.”
Mr. Buhari is currently outside the shores of the country where he went to continue his medical follow up on the instruction of his doctors.
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Buhari whose return is yet unknown wrote the National Assembly informing them of his trip and the need for the vice president to take over the affairs of the country.
ONWUEGBUZIE Stanley-Samuel, a member of the National Youth Service Corps deployed to Cross River State, has died of Lassa fever disease at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong, who disclosed this to journalists on Friday in Calabar, said the deceased hailed from Delta State and was serving in Obubra before he died.
Abisong said the deceased was first admitted at the General Hospital, Obubra, where he was treated for cerebral malaria for one week.
She said his condition got worse and he was referred to the UCTH for further treatment, while his blood sample was taken to Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Edo State for diagnosis.
Abisong said: “The incident started about two weeks ago in Obubra and we all know that the incubation period of Lassa fever is 3-21 days.
“The deceased is an indigene of Delta State. The last time he travelled to his home in Lagos State was during the Christmas period in December 2016 and came back to Cross River in January 2017.
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“The deceased was living in the corps members’ lodge in Obubra and since he came back in January, he has not left that community.
“Unfortunately, we finally lost him yesterday. Sadly, the corps member contracted the disease in Cross River.”
Meanwhile, Dr. Thompson Igbu, Coordinator, World Health Organisation, Cross River State, has assured the residents that the organisation had been working hard to prevent further spread of the disease.
Igbu said the organisation was working closely with the state Ministry of Health to curb further spread of the disease in the state.
According to him, over 15 persons, including the deceased colleagues living in the NYSC lodge in Obubra, had been line-listed.
Igbu said: “We have line-listed over 15 persons in Obubra who are ‘primary contact’ and the hospital where the deceased was first admitted has also been line-listed.
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“We are supporting the state with essential drugs and we are making sure that necessary steps are taken to curb further spread of the disease.”
Dr. Ngim Ogbu, the Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, UCTH, said the corps member’s death was the second recorded case of death resulting from Lassa fever in the hospital.
Ogbu said the infection control unit of the hospital was on top of the case from the beginning by limiting the number of contacts.
He said: “The body of the deceased has not been sent to the mortuary.
“This is because we are taking measures to curb further spread of the disease.”
THE Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Okezie Ikpeazu as the validly elected Abia State Governor.The affirmation was by two out of the three-man panel of the Supreme Court, which sat on the suit by Uche Ogah challenging the nomination and election of Ikpeazu
The judgment of the Supreme Court was an affirmation of the one by the Court of Appeal, which also threw out Ogah’s suit.
Ogah had gone to court claiming he was the validly elected candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, the platform on which Ikpeazu emerged governor.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Wlater Onnoghen, who led the three-man Supreme Court panel, described the case as a storm in a teacup.
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He said politicians should stop trying to influence the judiciary, adding that there was a security breach, which will be investigated by the court.
He wondered why some politicians would attempt to bribe court employees to know who will be writing the judgment in the case or the outcome of the case itself.
VICE-PRESIDENT Yemi Osinbajo has waded into the controversy spawned by the wording of President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter to the national assembly.
Responding to a question on the issue on Twitter, Osinbajo said the president did hand over power to him.
The president embarked on a medical trip to the UK on Sunday, and he transmitted a letter to the national assembly informing it of his absence.
In the letter read on the floor of the senate on Tuesday, Buhari said the vice-president would “coordinate the activities of the government” in his absence.
This was different from a letter the president sent to the national assembly when he embarked on a similar trip to the UK in January. At the time, he wrote that the vice-president would “perform the duties of my office” while he was away.
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The wording of the president’s recent letter has generated much debate, with critics accusing Buhari of deliberately undermining his deputy.
Tweeting via @benamaigwo, one Bernard Amaiguo had asked: “Mr. vice president, why did Mr President refuse to hand over the affairs of the country to you?”
In his response, Osinbajo said the president did transfer power to him.
OLUFEMI Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation has said the title ‘coordinator’ being referred to the Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo is not only insulting but also dangerous.
The former minister was reacting to a mild drama which took place on Tuesday at the plenary of the country’s upper legislative chamber.
A senator, Mao Ohuabunwa had raised a Point of Order wherein he said that the letter from President Muhammadu Buhari supposedly vesting the powers of the president on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, was not well-worded to that effect.
Buhari in his letter told the lawmakers that while he will be away, Osinbajo will “coordinate” government activities.
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Reacting, Fani-Kayode who reacted through series of tweets on his Twitter handle described the referral as insulting and dangerous.
He further stated that “It is time for us to decide: do we have a nation of equals or not?If not let us break it! When u tell us that the VP cannot be Acting Pres.” adding that there was no slaves in the country again.
During Buhari’s first official medical trip, Osinbajo, who was the Acting President, garnered massive accolades and popularity for his efficient leadership.
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Some Nigerians even advised the President to stay back in London and leave Osinbajo to lead the country as the impact of his presidency – even though in acting capacity – was felt by all.
Critics believe that referring to Osinbajo as the ‘coordinator of government activities’ was an attempt to clip the rising profile of the Vice-President as a perfect replacement for Buhari.
THE drama which was displayed today at the chamber of the Senate was being plotted by its leadership to send a clear signal to the some ‘powerful forces’ in the presidency and avert any constitutional crisis that may crop up in the country while the president will be away during his medical follow-up abroad.
At plenary today, Social Times had reported how Senator Mao Ohuabunwa on Tuesday raised a Point of Order wherein he raised that the letter from President Muhammadu Buhari supposedly vesting the powers of the president on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, was not well-worded to that effect.
Quoting Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution as amended, Sen. Ohuabunwa addressed his colleagues thus: “Whenever the president transmits to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the house of representatives, a written declaration that he is proceeding on vacation or is otherwise that he is unable to discharge the functions of his office until he transmits to them the written declaration to the contrary, such function shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.
“Mr President, I do not think in our constitution we have anything like coordinating President or coordinating Vice President. It is either you are the Vice President or you are the Acting President and any letter should be unambiguous and very clear.
ALSO READ: Buhari Appoints New SGF And DG NIA In Acting Capacities However, he was immediately countered by the Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan. Lawan said there was nothing wrong with the letter.
Sen. Lawan said: “Mr President, let me say that the point of order raised by my colleague and the explanation that subsequently followed should not have been and my responses are simple.
“I still rely on the first paragraph of that letter which Mr President wrote to this Senate and read by the President of the Senate. I will read section 145 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
“Any other word in this letter or indeed anywhere else is irrelevant. I therefore feel that Mr. President has done what the constitution requires him to do and I urge this Senate not to go ahead to discuss this because its not an issue. We have the budget and so many other serious issues for us to discuss and Nigerians are waiting.”
He thereby called on the Senate President Bukola Saraki to rule Ohuabunwa out of order, which the latter did.
The point of order raised by Senator Ohuabunwa, was meant to send a clear signal to powerful forces within the presidency that Osinbajo was the Acting President, as prescribed by the law, a report on the online version of Sun Newspaper said.
It was gathered that the Leader of South-East Senate Caucus, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, was initially billed to raise the point of order, but Ohuabunwa was drafted at the last minute in the absence of Abaribe, who is currently out of the country.
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The first time was on February 5, 2016, when the President embarked on a five-day vacation.
The second was in June 2016 when Buhari traveled to the UK for treatment of what the Presidency described as an ear infection.
The third time, Buhari’s letter which he wrote in January to the Senate, did not explicitly transmit powers to the Vice President. The letter was silent on whether or not Osinbajo will function as the Acting President.
“In compliance with Section 145 (1) of the 1999 constitution as amended, I wish to inform the Distinguished Senate that I will be away on a short medical vacation from Monday January, 23 to February 6th, 2017 and while I am away, the Vice President (Osinbajo) will perform the functions of my office. Please, accept, as always assurances of my highest esteemed consideration,” the letter read.
A new trend is ongoing on micro-blogging platform, Twitter, with a caption asking for the whereabouts of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The trend which started yesterday is still gaining momentum as at the time of publishing this report.
Yesterday, Universally, was celebrated as Workers Day. In Nigeria the celebration did not go down well in some quarters. In Abuja, the country’s minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige, was disrupted while trying to address workers. He was later whisked away by security officials who prevented the visibly angry workers from linching on him. The workers demanded that their President must be the one to address them. The workers, who claimed to have been deceived on many occasions by Ngige, approached the podium and disallowed further proceedings, warning that they would only listen to the president they voted for in 2015, especially as he had promised to help cushion the sufferings of millions of Nigerian workers.
The scenario, took an uncontrollable twist when former Labour leader Adams Oshiomhole, who is also the immediate past governor of Edo State also mounted the podium to test his popularity thinking it was the solution to calm the aggrieved and disenchanted workers. He was, however, met with stiffer opposition as the chanting crowd assured him of a showdown.
In Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, hoodlums violently disrupted a rally organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) forcing participants to flee.
In Kogi, workers were heard lamenting that they where being owed fifteen months salary. However the chief of staff to Governor Yahaya Bello, Edward Onoja was caught on phone pumping his chest that workers where being owed twelve months salary and not fifteen months as speculated.
Below are some reactions of Nigerians online asking for the whereabout of their leader.
PETER Obi, former governor of Anambra state, has described security votes as unconstitutional and the “biggest source of waste” in Nigeria.
Speaking at The Platform, a programme organised by Covenant Christian Centre, Lagos, Obi said ex-governors should be made to account for the votes.
“Let me tell Nigerians; there is nothing in our constitution called security votes. Anybody who tell you that is lying. It is a terminology that was formulated over the years from one thing or the other. What we have is contingency fund,” he said.
“I can say today that it is being abused, it has become our biggest source of waste. Security vote is not supposed to be more than two, three maximum four percent of security votes. Today it is 20, 30 percent of expenditure.
“Just to show you how bad it is, somebody told me that my security votes can be as much as N12 billion, so N1 billion per month. So I said fine, how much have we given to primary schools per year?
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“They said we have 1,040 primary schools, I said, ‘fine, if we give the primary schools five five million, it will amount to N5 billion per year’. We have 257 secondary schools, and I said we would give each N10 million per year, and these are things you can check.
“So they removed it from the remaining seven, and I said we have four critical hospitals built by the churches. We didn’t have any school of nursing, school of midwifery when I started, and these hospitals were functional.
“Though they were not owned by government, I included one built by a bishop, and said we will share N1 billion with this five hospitals. By the time I finished, everything was reduced to about N2.5 billion. I said this is the maximum that we would allocate to security votes.
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“Apart from Lagos, I provided the highest number of vehicles to police, bought vehicles from every community in Anambra. I had excess.
“From the excess, I gave N1 million to every Anabrarian (indigene of Anambra) that had a first class, which I did for about 500 of them, they are all over the place now.
“For me, there is need to review it, in fact, what I say to people is that when you finish being a governor, in Anambra state for example, where I finished, I should be invited to account for security votes.
“So that people will know that when you finish, you account for it.”
JOE Igbokwe, the Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to proceed on a medical leave if indeed he is truly sick as speculated in some quarters.
Igbokwe is not the first to give this advice as several activists, including notable lawyer, Femi Falana, and Jibrin Ibrahim, had earlier advised the president to heed the advice of his personal physicians without further delay.
The duo in a statement including Debo Adeniran, Chris Kwaja, Y. Z. Ya’u, Chom Bagu, Olanrewaju Suraju, Ezenwa Nwagwu, Anwal Musa Rafsanjani, David Ugolor, ‘Sina Odugbemi, Muhammed Attah and Adetokunbo Mumuni urged Mr Buhari to immediately attend to his health.
“When President Muhammadu Buhari was recently in the United Kingdom on a medical vacation, which lasted 59 days, many public officers said that he was “hale and hearty.” But upon his return to the country President Buhari disclosed that he had never been that sick in his entire life. Even though the President did not disclose the nature of his ailment, he revealed that he went through blood transfusion. While thanking the Nigerian people for their prayers, the President announced that he might soon travel back for further medical treatment.
“A few weeks ago, the Governor of Kaduna state, Mr. Nasir El-Rufai urged Nigerians to give President Buhari time to recover from his sickness. The plea was made after the Governor had visited and presumably assessed the state of the President at the presidential villa in Abuja. However, due to the apparent deterioration in the President’s health condition, he has neither been seen in public in the last one week nor attended the last two meetings of the Federal Executive Council. His absence at the last Jumat service in the villa has fuelled further speculations and rumours on President Buhari’s medical condition.
“But instead of embarking on regular briefing on the actual state of the health of President Buhari, officials of the federal government have continued to assure the Nigerian people that the is no need for apprehension over the matter. In defending the absence of the President at the last FEC meeting and other state functions, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu stated that “the president’s doctors have advised on his taking things slowly, as he fully recovers from the long period of treatment in the United Kingdom some weeks ago.
“As we join the Nigerian people of goodwill to pray for a speedy recovery of President Buhari, we are compelled to advise him to heed the advice of his personal physicians by taking a rest to attend to his health without any further delay.” the statement said.
Adding his voice to the call Igbokwe said, “If he, (President Buhari) is indeed very sick please let him proceed on medical leave here in nigeria or abroad.”
The APC spokesman also prayed for the speedy recovery of the Nigerian Leader.
JOE Igbokwe, the publicity secretary of Lagos State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has described the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as a fraud.
Igbokwe, was reacting to the visit of Nnamdi Kanu to former minister of aviation, Chief Olufemi Fani-Kayode at his Asokoro residence in Abuja, today.
During Kanu's visit to FFK.
The APC chieftain also questioned what Mr. Kanu and his so-called Biafra agitation had to do with a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, if what he is clamouring for was a genuine course.
Mr Kanu and Fani-kayode once met at Kuje Medium Security Prison in Abuja where Fani-Kayode was remanded in an on-going Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, case concerning campaign funds used by the People’s Democratic Party during the 2015 presidential election.
When Fani-Kayode was freed on bail, he wrote an article chronicling his encounter with the pro-Biafra activist and in another article, likened him to great Igbo leaders like Nnamdi Azikiwe and Emeka Ojukwu.
Reacting, Igbokwe who sought to know the pedigree of Kanu added that he needs to know where the Biafran agitator comes from.
"Now let it be known and it is hereby made known that IPOB is a fraud. I stand by this 120% beyond mathematics!" he said.
Recently, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, threatened to stop Igbokwe from setting his foot in Igboland following his incessant anti-Biafra comments.
Igbokwe responded by saying as a prince, they are the ones who banish people and not the other way round also affirmed that freedom of speech as at the last time he checked was still sacrosanct as enshrined in the country.
ROTIMI Amaechi, minister for transportation, says he is not corrupt and that he does not like money.
Amaechi also denied the claim that he funded the campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari during the 2015 election., saying leading the campaign is different from funding it.
In an interview on Channels TV, Amaechi said he is one of the “very few” honest Nigerians.
He claimed that Nigerians owe him a lot for saving the country from the corrupt practices of the previous administration.
“Is my honesty in doubt?” Amaechi asked.
“I have told Nigerians and I repeat today that I am not corrupt and that I don’t like money. I am not one swayed by money.
“I have lived a character that most Nigerians can tell you.
“I try as much as possible not to annoy God by saying I am honest but with all modesty, I am an honest Nigerian, and there are very few honest Nigerians.
“Ask yourself one question, if I was corrupt, why didn’t President Goodluck Jonathan prosecute me? The fight between Goodluck and myself lasted for two years?”
When told that his immunity might have saved him from prosecution, he said, “For Christ’s sake, Adamawa governor had immunity and they removed him. They went after the innocent man for nothing.
“I believe that Nigerians owe me a lot because we saved this country from that level of corruption.”
On the 2015 Election, he said “leading the campaign is different from funding it”.
“Do you have evidence that I funded the election? Leading the campaign does not mean you funded the election,” Amaechi said.
“You need to ask the the Buhari campaign organisation. There were contributions from everywhere.
“You didn’t see the woman that had to work to give Buhari her last savings?”
He said despite the health challenge of the president, if he decides to run in 2019, he would support him.
Amaechi said what Nigerians should be concerned about at this stage is if Buhari had been providing good leadership and if he has kept his campaign promises.
THE Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has bestowed Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, with the title of honorary governor of Biafra Republic.
IPOB announced this in a statement signed by Emma Powerful, its media and publicity secretary.
It said the honour was in recognition of his solidarity with Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the group, and also for his display of courage at the court sitting in Abuja during Kanu’s recent arraignment.
“We also acknowledge the immense contributions of the honorary Biafran Gov. Ayodele Fayose who did what no south-east or south-south governor had the courage to do,” the statement read.
IPOB also commended Osita Chidoka and Femi Fani-Kayode, former aviation ministers; Chukwuma Soludo, Pat Utomi, Ike Ekweremau, deputy senate president; Enyinnaya Abaribe and others “for their support in the release of its leaders."
RENO Omokri, former spokesman to former president Goodluck Jonathan has added a voice to the chilling details of how and why his former boss and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lost the 2015 presidential election which have continued to make the headlines, courtesy of a book “Against the Run of play: How an incumbent President was defeated in Nigeria,” written by Segun Adeniyi, Chairman, ThisDay Board of Editors.
Jonathan said Obama was desperate to have him removed, and he alleged that the former US president went as far as turning world leaders against him and sending warships into the Gulf of Guinea in the days preceding the election.
Omokri in a live video, confirmed that there was indeed a foreign conspiracy to oust Jonathan from office.
He also claimed to have contacted a US Intelligence officials who was at the meeting where the plot was hatched adding that he has dates, names of those who attended the meeting, what was said and what wasn't said.
Omokri also revealed that in a book he has already published which will be out on June or July, the details of what transpired will be found in the book. He said Jonathan will have a review of it before it goes public.
Questioning why only northern governors where invited instead of Nigerian Governors, Omokri pointed out that Admiral Murtala Nyako, then governor of Adamawa State, read a 'terrible anti-Jonathan memo' in the meeting called by the Obama administration.
Omokri described his forthcoming book as an eye testimony account.
Babangida Aliyu, former governor of Niger State was the first to opened a vista in the alleged conspiracy of the US in the electoral defeat of Jonathan.
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