Politics
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has announced that Nnamdi Kanu, its supreme leader is currently in London to see his new born baby for the first time since 2015 due to his incarceration and detention.
He will also have talks with IPOB top family members in London on the modalities for a Biafra referendum that will hold on February 16, the same day Nigeria’s presidential election will hold.
In a statement by Emma Powerful, its media and publicity secretary, IPOB said Kanu and other top IPOB high command are expected to meet with European Union ( EU) officials to gather more international support for the Biafra proposal.
Powerful revealed that Kanu had been holding “useful talks” with a number of diplomats on a successful referendum bids for Biafra on 16 February 2019, assuring that majority of them have given their assurances, adding that the proposal has received a tremendous support from many key allies who see self-determination for Biafra as the best solution to the present Nigeria problem.
The statement read in part: “The details and outcome of the referendum on Saturday 16th February will determine the position of Biafra people in the coming weeks. The test will be side by side with Nigeria presidential election next month to examine how many people boycotted the forthcoming presidential election.
“On the format of the referendum, the planned boycott of the forthcoming presidential election would be a barometer to measure those who want Biafra and those who want to remain in Nigeria.
“The success of the sit-at-home order during the presidential poll in Biafra land will be a confirmation that Biafra is no longer under the bondage of one Nigeria. The truth is that by the time Nigeria will wake from the looming political crisis she will only discover that Biafra is already a sovereign nation.
“We are sure of peaceful and rancour-free referendum because international observers and media platforms will be on ground to monitor the exercise on that day.
“It is important we remind Nigerians once again that the on-going political developments in the country only confirm that Nigeria cannot work together as one country and Biafra must be a sovereign nation.”
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