Reports just reaching THE GISTOGRAM,reveals that
On Tuesday, December 22, various pro-Biafra groups merged to form one
Umbrella body and initiate what they named a “shadow government”.
The merging pro-Biafra groups said they would function as an interim
customary and legitimate organization, affirming that they would not
break any Nigerian laws.
Breaking Times reports that the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) as well as all other pro-Biafra movements merged under one umbrella body named the Customary Government of the Indigenous People of Biafra (CGIPB), a development which brought so much jubilation to the agitators.
Operations for the CGIPB was flagged off at a government secretariat in Enugu state.
A press statement made it claer that the governing council of the IPOB remains functional, with leaders as follows: HRM, the Honourable Justice Eze Ozobu, OFR (Chairman); Dr Dozie Ikedife, OON, JP (Deputy Chairman); Brig Gen Joe Achuzia, (Secretary-General); HRM, Eze Iheanyi Nwokenna, OFG, JP (Public Relations Officer), with other members of the council still on duty.
The statement reads:
‘‘We are happy to announce that the Customary Government of Indigenous People of Biafra has commenced operations at the Government Secretariat located at Enugu, in the interim”
The report by Biafra Times also announced that there would be a secret and close meeting with a UN committee on the arranging of newly emerging african state.
Pro-Biafra groups have allegedly merged to form a new government. (File Photo: IPOB protest in Lagos)
Breaking Times reports that the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) as well as all other pro-Biafra movements merged under one umbrella body named the Customary Government of the Indigenous People of Biafra (CGIPB), a development which brought so much jubilation to the agitators.
Operations for the CGIPB was flagged off at a government secretariat in Enugu state.
A press statement made it claer that the governing council of the IPOB remains functional, with leaders as follows: HRM, the Honourable Justice Eze Ozobu, OFR (Chairman); Dr Dozie Ikedife, OON, JP (Deputy Chairman); Brig Gen Joe Achuzia, (Secretary-General); HRM, Eze Iheanyi Nwokenna, OFG, JP (Public Relations Officer), with other members of the council still on duty.
The statement reads:
‘‘We are happy to announce that the Customary Government of Indigenous People of Biafra has commenced operations at the Government Secretariat located at Enugu, in the interim”
“All the ministries are located within the complex but liaison
offices shall be opened in all parts of Biafra land, for easy
coordination”.
‘‘The Supreme Council of Elders of Indigenous People of
Biafra has approved a 24-member National Executive Council (NEC) that
will run the government. The NEC will consist of the representatives
from all pro-Biafra groups and all the provinces in Biafra land so that
none will be excluded.”
’The junior staff officers of the CGIPB have commenced work at
the Secretariat but the Director of Administration and Principal
Officers of the Customary Government shall be announced to the public
soon.
‘’The Biafran Government has taken off under Customary Law
within the Nigerian Legal System. It is similar to the Sharia Government
in the North. We shall not break any Nigerian law. It is a transitional
government.
‘’Everything we do is legal. All the Indigenous People of Biafra
are therefore advised to submit themselves to the authority of the
Government of Indigenous People of Biafra headed by the supreme council
of elders,’’ the statement concluded.
It will be recalled that recently, that the process of formation the cabinet of Biafra is ongoing and will soon be announced.The report by Biafra Times also announced that there would be a secret and close meeting with a UN committee on the arranging of newly emerging african state.
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