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By Emma Amaize & Ugochukwu Alaribe
Leader of the Movement for the
Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Solomon
Chukwu, has said that contrary to the widely held belief in the South
East, the people of the Niger Delta area did not betray Ndigbo during
the Nigerian Civil war.
Chukwu in an interview with Vanguard, said; “During the war,
people said the Niger Delta denied Biafra. It is not true; the major
betrayers of Biafra were even from the South East than the South South
bloc. People like Ojukwu’s second in command, Gen. Philip Effiong,
fought for Biafra till the end. My father and many strong men of Niger
Delta also fought for Biafra. I’m a Biafran from Ikwerre extraction in
Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
“I’m a true son of Niger Delta. Forget about the role of people like
Ken Saro Wiwa, but in the mainstream of Biafra, many Niger Deltans stood
to be counted. Today, they still support Biafra. Now, Asari Dokubo,
Kalada George, Uche Okwukwu, among other great Niger Delta sons are in
support of Biafra.
“Before now, everybody was saying Biafra is for Ndigbo and South
East, but today the story has changed, the entire people of Niger Delta
have realised the need to actualize Biafra. Again, with what Uwazurike
has done in shifting the leadership of MASSOB to the Niger Delta,
everybody has also seen that Biafra is not the business of the South
East alone. People have embraced Biafra and it keeps expanding more than
what they knew.”
He disclosed that MASSOB had embarked on sensitization visit to all
cities in the Biafran territories where it had also opened liaison
offices and commended the support of the people of Niger Delta to the
struggle to actualize an independent state of Biafra.
“Today, people from all over the former Eastern region and Niger
Delta now attend MASSOB meetings. Recently, we were in Warri, Delta
State where the people received us with a rousing welcome. They were
jubilating that this time, there will be no dichotomy again. There will
be no divide and rule; that Ikwerre is not Biafra or Niger Delta is not
Biafra. The former Eastern region and Niger Delta are working in unison
to actualize an independent Biafra.”
Sources ,Vanguard
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