You Cannot Achieve Biafra Through Violence And Use Of Force - Ekweremadu Advises MASSOB, IPOB

Date: 28-05-2017 8:56 pm (6 years ago) | Author: Mister Jay Wonder
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Pro-Biafran groups have been advised by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremmadu that even though the agitation and concerns of the groups are genuine, they should not be pursued with force or other forms of armed struggle.

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremmadu, has advised that the sit-at-home order declared by some right groups in South-East for May 30 should be optional.
 
The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB)had called on citizens of South-East to stay at home on May 30 to observe their anniversary.
 
Ekweremmadu gave the advice on Sunday at an Inter-denominational church service at the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Abakaliki, to commemorate 2017 Democracy Day and Gov. David Umahi’s second year in office.
 
He noted that while the agitation and concerns of the groups are genuine, they should not be pursued with force or other forms of armed struggle.

“Individuals who operate private businesses and want to stay-at-home on that day should stay, while those who want to operate their businesses should be allowed to do so.

“I believe that civil and public workers should be ready to go to work on that day as I appeal that no group should force people to stay at home against their wishes,” he added.
 
The deputy senate president called on the agitators to embrace dialogue and constructive engagement in pursuing their agitation; not coercion or other forms of armed struggle.

“The struggles and concerns are genuine but with the collaboration of all and constructive engagement, we will surely get to our destination no matter how long it takes.

“Black Americans agitated for a long time before Barack Obama became president in 2008, likewise in India, it took constructive engagement for the people to actualise their agitation.

“South Africa despite racial disturbances and black oppression, employed constructive engagement and intervention of the western world and African interests such as Nigeria’s, to dismantle apartheid,” he said.
 
Ekweremadu congratulated the people of Ebonyi on the second year in office of their governor.
 
He noted that the state had matured politically and socially, adding that any indigene could aspire for any political office in the state.
 
In his remark, Umahi noted that no individual or group would force the citizens of the state to stay-at-home on May 30.

“I have met the leadership of these groups on various occasions and discovered that most of their agitations are correct but the ways they seek to actualise them can be faulted.

“I have also met the leadership of market unions in the state and we resolved that markets would be open on that day and no trader or any other individual will be molested,” he said.
 
The governor said that the case of Ebonyi was different as the state had suffered untold marginalisation right from its days in old Anambra, Imo, Enugu and Abia states.
 
“The deputy senate president is fighting marginalisation of the Igbos at the federal level; when this is addressed, we will start our own agitation of marginalisation as a state.

“Ebonyi does not believe in regional government because we will continue suffering deprivation but believe in the restructuring of the country to address all imbalances,” he said.
 
In his homily, Rev. Fr Abraham Nwali urged political and economic leaders in the state to build industries instead of embarking on ‘non-direct-impact’ projects such as hotels.

“The governor should be supported in his desire to ensure that sachet water companies are constructed in the three senatorial zones of the state,’’ he said.
 
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that prayers were said by officiating ministers of the Presbyterian Church for the unity of the country and peace in Ebonyi.


Posted: at 28-05-2017 08:56 PM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- pricklong at 28-05-2017 09:38 PM (6 years ago)
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thank you sir
Posted: at 28-05-2017 09:38 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- pricklong at 28-05-2017 09:38 PM (6 years ago)
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thank you sir
Posted: at 28-05-2017 09:38 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- kswagger at 28-05-2017 09:40 PM (6 years ago)
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Ebonyi marginalized

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- chizzyG at 28-05-2017 09:50 PM (6 years ago)
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oh pls stfu,u're concerned about the shit interest of ur shit government,the civil workers should not be forced to stay at home bla bla bla....foolish Eastern representives in the government
Posted: at 28-05-2017 09:50 PM (6 years ago) | Upcoming
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- crocatum at 28-05-2017 09:58 PM (6 years ago)
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he is right, they should be organised and peaceful.
Posted: at 28-05-2017 09:58 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- osarobo62 at 28-05-2017 10:48 PM (6 years ago)
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if they don't believe you,....let them ask the Palestinians.
DON'T START A WAR YOU CANNOT END
Posted: at 28-05-2017 10:48 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- warribimboye at 28-05-2017 11:50 PM (6 years ago)
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South Sudan is one of d worst country on earth today, please brothers let's remain Nigerians and fight injustice
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- Haso112 at 29-05-2017 02:12 AM (6 years ago)
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Quote from: chizzyG on 28-05-2017 09:50 PM
oh pls stfu,u're concerned about the shit interest of ur shit government,the civil workers should not be forced to stay at home bla bla bla....foolish Eastern representives in the government

MY FRIEND SHUT YOUR TRAP, YOU IGNORANT MOFO.. YOU'RE SO DUMB YOU REFUSE TO SEE THE PICTURE, YOU THINK IT'S EVERY IDIOT LIKE YOU THAT WANTS BIAFRA? EVEN IN EBONYI OR WHEREVER IN THE EAST.. DUMB phyuk...
Posted: at 29-05-2017 02:12 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- morgan1 at 29-05-2017 02:52 AM (6 years ago)
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Listen to ur elders,,,,,
Posted: at 29-05-2017 02:52 AM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- Jeonleon at 29-05-2017 06:52 AM (6 years ago)
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Armed struggle is usually the last option... Dialogue is always the first.
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- dareper at 29-05-2017 08:09 AM (6 years ago)
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and who said ipob is a violence group?.  u this boy boy to Hausa Fulani.
Posted: at 29-05-2017 08:09 AM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- schmit at 29-05-2017 08:57 PM (6 years ago)
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Aibegggg
Posted: at 29-05-2017 08:57 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- BournIdentity at 29-05-2017 11:57 PM (6 years ago)
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dareper wey im mouth be lyk sey dem use taya mash am.. telling u that u r an illiterate na understatement .., u worse pass am.. you ignorant baboon
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- BournIdentity at 30-05-2017 12:00 AM (6 years ago)
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@ jeonleon,, I beg if nobody dey close to u, run meet ur papa beg am make e land you better dirty slap to revive d electric impulse in ur opolo
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- Larry28 at 30-05-2017 03:40 PM (6 years ago)
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Quote from: crocatum on 28-05-2017 09:58 PM
he is right, they should be organised and peaceful.
Posted: at 30-05-2017 03:40 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
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