National Treasurer of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Damian Okeke Ogene has said, as a socio cultural organisation, the Federal Government has no control over the members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). He added that government has no power to stop the movement.
Ogene noted that the movement could even sweep out the Ohaneze Ndigbo, urging the Federal Government to negotiate with MASSOB members to solve their agitations.
The Ohaneze chieftain, who spoke to Daily Sun yesterday, said South East geopolitical zone had been neglected over the years in the areas of appointment, judiciary and infrastructure development, which he said, led to the agitation by the boys.
“Ohaneze is a social cultural organisation and MASSOB is a movement, they are two different bodies. Ohaneze has no control over MASSOB. The arrest of Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu was wrong because he has every right to air his view, the right of speech.
“The Niger Delta went into militancy against Nigeria and the elders of Niger Delta never said they sponsored militants or never said they are against it but when the chips were down, when the Federal Government wanted to negotiate with the militants, the same elders talked to their children and they responded. Has the Federal Government in any way called for dialogue with these MASSOB young men?.
“The Federal Government said they were ready to dialogue with Boko Haram and they are militants and terrorists. What is wrong with civil agitators, people think MASSOB is Igbo affair, it has gone international because it is a movement. The Federal Government must be very careful; they should call these MASSOB boys to ask them what the problem is and how to solve it,” Ogene stated. For more scintillating and juicy stories, follow the official Naijapals accounts On Twitter - https://twitter.com/Naijapals and Facebook - www.facebook.com/naijapals
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Posted: at 2-11-2015 06:16 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Am from the east but, am not in support of biafra. Though the man is right on point. Government neglecting the the East (easterners) might be as a result that the government has lost confidence on the easterners because of their corrupt and get rich by all means atitude.
Posted: at 2-11-2015 07:10 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Am from the east but, am not in support of biafra. Though the man is right on point. Government neglecting the the East (easterners) might be as a result that the government has lost confidence on the easterners because of their corrupt and get rich by all means atitude.
ur not from the east nd caneva be
Posted: at 2-11-2015 07:49 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
Dis mr Okeke has a point. Why would d federal govt want to talk to a group whom they are suppose to send to firing squad for genocide. Why won't they talk to Massob. Am not igbo but truth be told. They have right to agitated for secession cus of neglect.
Posted: at 2-11-2015 09:59 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
factfinding at 2-11-2015 02:40 PM (9 years ago) (m)
The only language Nigeria Govt understand faster is Violence , killing and bombing, if not your just wasting your time, when Niger delta came up start killing oil workers and bombing pipeline Nigeria Govt negotiate with them and start paying them billions monthly or yearly, Boko Haram came up start killing and bombing Nigeria Govt negotiate on how much to be paying them, but this Harmless people who only want their states to be looked into , without any killings or bombing are been hurled and bundled into different prison's , its not their fault but the fault of the people who claim to have been representing them in the federal level.
Posted: at 2-11-2015 02:40 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
kwamebuyaya at 2-11-2015 04:20 PM (9 years ago) (m)
Idiot! what you don't know Mr.Okeke is that MASSOB is a sellout. Uwazuruike compromised the Biafran Cause. The movement making waves now is IPOB-Indigenous People Of Biafra.
Posted: at 2-11-2015 04:20 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Can they stand d heat?
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