TODAY is a decisive day for Igbo leaders and
South-East governors, who will gather in Enugu
to deliberate on the ongoing protests and
agitation for the actualisation of Republic of
Biafra.
For about three weeks, members and
supporters of the Indigenous People of Biafra
(IPOB) and a faction of the Movement for the
Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra
(MASSOB) have been protesting in several cities
of the South-East and South-South geo-political
zones rooting for Biafra Republic and
condemning the continued detention of Mr
Nnamdi Kanu, the director of Radio Biafra, by
the Federal Government.
Some of the cities that the agitators have taken
their protests to include Enugu, Onitsha,
Awka, Asaba, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Umuahia
and Aba. The protests have been largely
peaceful except in PortHarcourt where a soldier
reportedly shot one person dead.
Disturbed by the intensity of the protests and
effects on economic activities, governors of
South- East states met on November 17 in
Enugu and fixed Sunday (today), November 22,
for an emergency meeting.
After the November 17 meeting, Imo State
governor, Rochas Okorocha, said the forum
needed to ensure lasting peace in the zone and
so have decided to consult widely with
Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, the apex Igbo socio-
cultural organisation, traditional rulers,
development unions, the clergy and other
stakeholders.
“In furtherance to this, the South-east
governors scheduled an emergency meeting of
stakeholders on Sunday Nov. 22, 2015 at
Enugu. Attendance at the emergency meeting
will include all National Assembly members,
ministers from the zone and other invited
stakeholders from the zone”,Okorocha said.
Advising IPOB and MASSOB to embrace peace,
which he said is the only way to the
development of the zone, Okorocha said the
forum agreed to appoint a high level Economic
Advisory Committee to harness the economic
potential of the people of the area.
It is on this score that all roads will lead to
Enugu today for invited Igbo leaders and
stakeholders for the decisive meeting.
Ohanaeze raises team, roots for restructuring
A member of the Imeobi (inner caucus) of
Ohanaeze, Chief Guy Ikokwu, told Sunday
Vanguard that
the apex Igbo group had raised a team in
readiness for the meeting and was just waiting
for the governors’ invitation letter.
His words: ‘’Ohanaeze is waiting for the IV
(invitation letter). We have selected a team,
which is ready to be in Enugu, if invited. We
were not part of the last meeting. But the
message is clear.
They should ask the president to start
restructuring the country now. Those protesting
are frustrated youths. Some of them are
graduates who are better than peers from
other parts of the country. The governors
should demand restructuring, devolution of
powers from the centre and implementation of
the 2014 National Conference report. There is
no federation in the world where the Centre is
controlling local councils. It is only in Nigeria.
The country is made up of six geo-political
zones. Four out of the six – South-East, South-
South, South-West and Middle Belt (North-
Central) want the country restructured. So it is
the best thing to do in the interest of the
country.”
*42 Igbo groups to march for true federalism
Ahead of the meeting, about 42 Igbo
organisations have put the machinery in motion
to push for the restructuring of the country
through protest marches in 13 South-East
cities.
The planned five million man march will hold in
the five South East states in December,
Evangelist Elliot Uko, founder of the Igbo
Youths Movement, IYM, told Sunday Vanguard.
Disclosing this after a marathon meeting with
Igbo Traders Organizations at the IYM
Secretariat in Enugu, weekend, Uko said the 13
marches for restructuring Nigeria will hold in
Afikpo, Abakaliki, Nsukka, Enugu, Aba,
Umuahia, Ohafia, Okigwe, Owerri, Orlu,
Onitsha, Nnewi and Awka.
According to him, South-South groups who
attended the meeting in Enugu included the
Union of Niger Delta and South-South Youth
Congress.
Uko said these peaceful marches will be led by
the clergy and students groups in each of the
cities and towns in the South East.
Asked to comment on today’s meeting of
South-East governors and Igbo leaders, Uko
said: “The current developments are beyond
political interest and considerations of any
individual or office holder, maintaining that
only the truth can save the situation and the
truth is that Nigeria must be urgently
restructured in order to give all sections a
sense of belonging thereby enthroning true
federalism without delay, any other solution
will not work.

source www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/biafra-igbos-decisive-day-as-s-east-govsleadersothers-meet/

Ok
#oneNigeria

Let's join hands to build this nation.. Breaking away is not and will never be the solution to the problems of this country, ask south-sudan they will tell u.


#OneLove

The zoo must fall We cant continue deceiving ourselves One Nigeria is a fraud!!!

Good for them

Let's all leave in peace

Where are the f00ls looking for our elites to speak up when you need them

Quotasystem and superstar1,you were cu**ing and fuming all over the massob assertion thread that just got deleted,over an unconfirmed news

Am just wondering why you are yet to comment on this one too

Nice. This have been my long awaited day. I Will speak after i have read what they discussed.
A tribe as big as the igbos can never be intimidated by anyone... You can make you hate speech but dont ever regard them as nothing.

THE BEST THING TO ASK OF IS BIAFRA, BIAFRA IS THE ANSWER. NIGERIA WILL NEVER ALLOW RESOURCE CONTROL, IF YOU KEEP ON ASKING FOR RESOURCE CONTROL THEY WILL KEEP ON PROMISING YOU THAT BUT THEY WILL NEVER GIVE IT TO YOU. SO WAKE UP AND ASK FOR SELF DETERMINATION. IN BIAFRA, RESOURCE CONTROL WILL BE

QuotaSystem:
Pull your JT from your mouth and smell the coffee

Of course nobody can guess what the decision of the meeting will be since the Obi of Onitsha, Fr. Mbaka, Rochas, and Ohaneze are all fully in support of IPOB

The best that can come out is a veiled apology to President Buhari and a humble request for more appointments....or a firm reprimand to their children in IPOB to stop frustrating the SE's efforts to develop and embrace One Nigeria.

The way you people set yourselves up for heartbreak is just amazing.

sorry calm yourself down ok, i don't think anybody is going to apologise to buhari or who ever you think. Yes they will discuss and as well tell the youth to be still for now, not because of one nigeria but because it is the logical thing to do. Ohaneze ndi igbo have already shown their stand in this case which is "restructure the nation".

My advice...be a better person for yourself and help others within your capacity to live a better life

Logise:
Let's all leave in peace

hypocrites, always talking about peace but never about justice, how then can we live in peace without justice?

Take the advice to your yrouba people we igbos want out.fact

fabulous660:
Let's join hands to build this nation.. Breaking away is not and will never be the solution to the problems of this country, ask south-sudan they will tell u.


#OneLove

Its is not only youth in the SE zone that re unemployed,yoouth all over the country are affected,why should a zone cry more than others,if any zone must cry,it should be the SS ,they lay most of the golden egg for This country,they water are polluted,there land are ravaged and pollution s the order of the day,if the SS isnot threaten brim and stone ...I don't understand what the SE are complaining about....every zone should hold its immediate leaders accountable,councillors,chairmen,lawmakers ,senators and governors.....

I know these IPOB miscreants and touts will insult their elders once they preach peaceful co-existence today after the meeting.
They are ready to insult even their parents if they preach peace to them.

Chrisilo:
The zoo must fall
We cant continue deceiving ourselves
One Nigeria is a fraud!!!

Animal, ibos alone cant break Nigeria, unless you guys do kolabo with yorubas or the entire SS, you are bound to fail.
Anyways we the NC careless anything Nigeria wants.
Faithful servants of the nigerian state.

QuotaSystem:
Pull your JT from your mouth and smell the coffee

Of course nobody can guess what the decision of the meeting will be since the Obi of Onitsha, Fr. Mbaka, Rochas, and Ohaneze are all fully in support of IPOB

The best that can come out is a veiled apology to President Buhari and a humble request for more appointments....or a firm reprimand to their children in IPOB to stop frustrating the SE's efforts to develop and embrace One Nigeria.

The way you people set yourselves up for heartbreak is just amazing.

Am sure you didn't even read the article out of hate,because you have no clue what igbos want

Go and read,then come back before spewing trash,oh I forgot you are one of those loud-mouthing with free 10mb.

Scholes007:
sorry calm yourself down ok, i don't think anybody is going to apologise to buhari or who ever you think. Yes they will discuss and as well tell the youth to be still for now, not because of one nigeria but because it is the logical thing to do. Ohaneze ndi igbo have already shown their stand in this case which is "restructure the nation".

neither ohaneze no SE governors started this biafra issue. Therefore there is little they can do except advice.
The key party here is IPOB and am sure they will not attend expecially with their leader still illegally detained

QuotaSystem:


Meaning they will decide upholding one Nigeria is the logical thing to do according to Ohaneze which they don't want to contradict, and IPOB is illogical.

How is that different from what I predicted?

sorry calm yourself down ok, i don't think anybody is going to apologise to buhari or who ever you think. Yes they will discuss and as well tell the youth to be still for now, not because of one nigeria but because it is the logical thing to do. Ohaneze ndi igbo have already shown their stand in this case which is "restructure the nation".

the bold above answers all your question. And trust me if there was no violent undertone from the part of nigeria, secession would also be an option. So you see it is not because of one nigeria but because of logic, meaning IPOB aim is not illogical but their approach simple.

Armaggedon:
neither ohaneze no SE governors started this biafra issue. Therefore there is little they can do except advice.
The key party here is IPOB and am sure they will not attend expecially with their leader still illegally detained

you have a point there. Yes IPOB is the key party but majority of this group are igbos hence the involvement of ohaneze into the matter. Ohaneze have a very important role to play as their decision determines what the IPOB will do next

meeting or no meeting,reconstruction or nt,its beta 2 live in a corrupt biafra(whch wil neva b)than 2 live in a sanitize nigeria...BOD(BIAFRA OR DEAD)

Energito:
Take the advice to your yrouba people we igbos want out.fact

As if u have anything to contribute to Biafra if it should emerge... no hard feelings but I think u should put on ur thinking cap and use ur head please.

P.S: it is Yoruba not yrouba

Scholes007:
you have a point there. Yes IPOB is the key party but majority of this group are igbos hence the involvement of ohaneze into the matter. Ohaneze have a very important role to play as their decision determines what the IPOB will do next

yes they are igbos but who are they loyal to?
Majority of Igbo youths will always go with any pro biafran group, the opinion of ohaneze not withstanding.
Even among traditional rulers and ohaneze members there are supporters of IPOB.

Remember kanu's father is a tradional ruler and is proudly pro biafra. He could have been cautioned if biafran agitation is not popular among royal fathers as they make us believe.

Armaggedon:
yes they are igbos but who are they loyal to?
Majority of Igbo youths will always go with any pro biafran group, the opinion of ohaneze not withstanding.
Even among traditional rulers and ohaneze members there are supporters of IPOB.

Remember kanu's father is a tradional ruler and is proudly pro biafra. He could have been cautioned if biafran agitation is not popular among royal fathers as they make us believe.

i am not disproving all these, all am saying is that the decision of ohaneze will determine the leg with which ipob will dance with.

Very cool shii*..........we are watching.

Scholes007:
i am not disproving all these, all am saying is that the decision of ohaneze will determine the leg with which ipob will dance with.

if IPOB is not consulted, there decision will have no effect

Armaggedon:
if IPOB is not consulted, there decision will have no effect

i have little to say, For now ipob as a body cannot be consulted yet but i believe necessary arrangement are in place to here their view.

]THE BEST THING TO ASK OF IS BIAFRA, BIAFRA IS THE ANSWER. NIGERIA WILL NEVER ALLOW RESOURCE CONTROL, IF YOU KEEP ON ASKING FOR RESOURCE CONTROL THEY WILL KEEP ON PROMISING YOU THAT BUT THEY WILL NEVER GIVE IT TO YOU. SO WAKE UP AND ASK FOR SELF DETERMINATION. IN BIAFRA, RESOURCE CONTROL WILL BE

And what if all the south south oil-producing states rejects your so called biafra, will you eediots still want to detach? Bunch of jokers