 |
The breakaway faction from the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous
People of Biafra, IPOB, have merged. The Re-branded Indigenous People of
Biafra, TRIPOB, and Renegade Indigenous People of Biafra, RENIPOB
As early vowed to burn the biafran flag, both group have decided to surrender on January
17 2017 instead. while appointing Mr.
Charles Okah, an Ijaw from the Niger Delta, as its leader, and Dr. Dozie
Ikedife as deputy leader. TRIBOB in a statement by spokesperson, Chima Phillip
Effiong Osuji, said: “TRIBOB gladly and warmly welcomes into its fold the
Comrade Emma Powerful-led breakaway faction from the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB), who now go by the name Renegade Indigenous People of
Biafra, or RENIPOB. “Following this development, all subsequent TRIPOB/RENIPOB
statements shall be jointly signed by Comrade Emma Powerful and the
undersigned. Any statements from IPOB using
“Emma Powerful” as
its signatory are that of an impostor. “And following appeals by well-meaning
Nigerians across the world, especially civil war veterans of the defunct Biafra
Republic, TRIPOB shall no longer burn the flag of the defunct Biafra Republic
as earlier planned for October 1, 2016, a date which has also been
rescheduled,” he said.
He said: “Replacing the burning of the flag ceremony shall
be the ‘surrender’ ceremony of the defunct Republic of Biafra flag on the
symbolic date of January 15, 2017 at the Eagle Square Abuja, FCT.
“The general public
as well as all relevant agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria,
particularly, the Presidency is pleased advised to take note of the date.
“We strongly believe
that the leaders we have nominated shall use their respective offices to help
propagate an intense campaign of inclusiveness, love, peace, progress, industry
and free enterprise, social justice and democracy within and amongst our
compatriots in an indivisible, united and prosperous Nigerian federation,”
Osuji said.
0 comments:
Post a Comment