What we want and are pursuing is nothing but total freedom. Freedom from slavery and subjugation. We're no longer secure with Nigeria, we want a referendum to completely leave Nigeria. It's been lengthy we're asking the Nigeria government to provide us a date for a referendum but they are sweeping it under the carpet thinking that we are joking.
It's been long we are asking for a referendum with the intention to decide our destiny whether to nevertheless stay in Nigeria or to leave but the federal government of Nigeria is seeing this honorable call as a call for conflict.
A referendum is nothing however a state of affairs in which all the people of a give country come
out in their big wide variety to vote on an essential difficulty. Any country That need to be on their own, it is through a referendum that their want may be granted. Why then do Nigeria see a call for referendum as a call for war? Anyway, the fact remains that they're nonetheless backward.
In a country in which there is dispute or war of words, or in which a particular tribe are no longer feeling belonging, i believed that what's going to deliver an everlasting peace there is to conduct a referendum for them so that peace will reign.
Lord Lugard who created Nigeria and who also amalgamated the three distinctive tribes with one-of-a-kind cultures , believes and religions gave a total mandate that once a period of 100 years , any tribe that does not want to continue can go there separate ways.
And as a long way as i am involved , that one hundred years has been over on the grounds since 2014. What's then ultimate? Are Biafrans now not good to go? Hausa and Yoruba may additionally pick out to maintain one Nigeria but Biafrans said that they're no longer comfortable with Nigeria and they need to go.
Since the so called amalgamation was put in place , it has in no way fetch biafrans any excellent thing alternatively what they have been experiencing are not anything but loss. There's no good thing that have ever come to our way since Lord Lugard forcefully unite us together with Hausa Fulani.
He did that to achieve his personal selfish choice and not that he has our interest at coronary heart. There has been never a time British intended properly for us because they've seen the stuff that we are being made of.
They succeeded in uniting us collectively with Hausa Fulani in order that they'll be sucking our oil and other things God blessed us with. They invaded our land and took away many stuff from us and gave us Bible and religion in return. They passed over to Hausa Fulani gun and bullets and gave us Bible to pray for our enemies.
Having been beneficiaries to our natural resources, British are actually conniving with Nigeria to make certain that we remain with one Nigeria but is impossible. And They knew that if we ultimately go, they're gone forever. But as it stands now, I do not think that we need their apology to go because enough is sufficient. I believed that our future isn't in the hand of Britain or Nigeria rather our future lies in our arms and our creator.
What we are soliciting for is in keeping with the United Nations chatter. A call for a referendum or self determination isn't a call for battle, for if it had been so, United Nations wouldn't have recommended it. And since the Biafra struggle began , we had been peaceful and non violence in following it.
We've not precipitated in any war or violence in any shape, even if we are being killed by the Nigeria army in lots, we nevertheless maintained peace and order. This step has made the world to rank IPOB the most non violence and peaceful separatists group.
We are tired of Nigeria, we are uninterested in being killed and bloodbath regular by Nigeria military and Fulani herdsmen. What we need is nothing but a referendum . We are not inquisitive about Nigeria and all her activities, we can never take part in any election or elections being carried out in Nigeria until a referendum is being carried out. What we want is nothing however but a referendum and not Nigeria elections or presidency
Due to the fact that Nigeria has failed to give us a date for a referendum, I think it is excessive time we take the bull by the horns. We do not want UN or Aso Rock assistance to conduct a referendum for us because they have all failed us.
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By Chinasa Onuoha
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