The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has expressed determination in the fight for Biafra State, stressing that it would not abandon the struggle.
This
is in reaction to the advise by leaders of the South-East chapter of
the All Progressives Congress (APC), urging pro-Biafra agitators to
forget the cause and join hands with the present administration to build
a united and formidable Nigeria.
MASSOB urged
Igbos and the members of the other ethnic nationalities in the
South-East to ignore the advice of the Igbo APC chieftains.
As
contained in a statement released after a meeting in Enugu State on
Friday, April 8, the APC leaders appealed to MASSOB, Indigenous People
Of Biafra (IPOB) and other Biafra groups to drop the idea of breaking
away from Nigeria.
“We call on all the groups
agitating for separation from Nigeria, particularly the Indigenous
Peoples of Biafra and the Movement for the Actualisation of the
Sovereign State of Biafra to rethink and abandon the idea, and join
other ethnic groups in building a formidable Nigeria where all Nigerians
will be equally treated in line with the constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria,” the APC Chieftains said.
Present at the meeting were Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige; a former Governor of the old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo; a former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr. Emeka Wogu; a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Agunwa Anakwe, among others
In a statement by MASSOB National Director of Information, Samuel Edeson, the group said the politicians only care about their personal interests.
The statement read: “MASSOB
wishes to reply the South-East APC over the call on MASSOB/IPOB to
abandon the idea of agitating for the independence of Biafra and to join
them in building Nigeria.
“MASSOB is
calling on the Ndigbo and all ‘Biafrans’ to disregard these Abuja
politicians who have no conscience. All they are interested in are their
personal interests.”
The group wondered why
the politicians did not show concern about the heinous activities of
Fulani herdsmen in the South-East, yet asking Biafra agitators to
abandon their struggle.
“None of them can beat
his chest boldly and say that this is what I have done for the Ndigbo.
While calling MASSOB and IPOB to drop the Biafra agenda, they left
Fulani herdsmen that have been killing our people, raping our women and
destroying our farmland at will.
“We will
no longer allow these Abuja politicians to come to Igboland and deceive
our people in the name of fighting for Igbo presidency. None of these
men who claimed to be heavyweight politicians has ever challenged the
evil done to our people.
“The
Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, all the
federal roads and railway lines in the South-East are deathtraps.
“They
have never for one day spoken against the abandoned projects in
Igboland. They have now run to APC where their sins will be covered,” Edeson said.
MASSOB also accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of being used to attack the critics of the Federal Government.
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