Biafra: Why Biafran People Should Be Allowed To Leave Nigeria – ECA

The Deputy Publicity Secretary of the
Eastern Consultative Assembly, ECA,
Dede Uzor A. Uzor has given his reasons
why Ndigbo should be allowed to leave
Nigeria.



In his statement, Dede Uzor declared
that the ECA had decided to throw its
weight behind the leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi
Kanu and others to fight for a state of
Biafra..



He said the current administration does
not recognize Ndigbo in any way.
According to him, “Going by the
position of the present administration
of General Muhammadu Buhari’s
appointment of Nigerian citizens into
various strategic positions, Ndigbo
remain grossly marginalized and
disappointed.


“The effect of what led to the civil war
remains unresolved till date.
“For instance, no Igboman is in top four
echelon in the strategic security
apparatus of the nation, ranging from
Chief Of Army Staff, COAS, Chief Of
Defence Staff, CDS, Insoector-General of
Police, IGP, Director-General of State
Security Services, D-G SSS, Specurity
Adviser, SSA, Chief of Air Staff, Chief of
Naval Staff, National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Nigerian
Customs Service, NCS, Immigration
Service, Prisons Service, NAFDAC,
NIMASA, Aviation, Federal Road Safety
Commission, FRSC, Nigerian Security
and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, among
others.



“Does it mean that no Igboman is
qualified or educationally sound to hold
such a strategic positions? These are the
issues behind the continued agitation of
ndigbo for restoration or actualization
of Biafra.


“Since these fundamental issues are yet
to be addressed, we in the ECA would
want to align ourselves with some
prominent Igbo personalities like Dr.
Alex Ekwueme, second republic vice
president who are in support of Nnamdi
Kanu’s continuation with his clamour
for the restoration of Biafra.



“We want the Yorubas and other like-
minded people, including the South outh
to continue to throw their weight and
support behind Ndigbo since no
individual or group have regretted
supporting Ndigbo and I must
emphasize that Ndigbo remains trusted
allies to any group of individual who
wishes to align with them.”