MASSOB Leader , Uwazuruike Says He Would Attend National Conference

                                               

Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike yesterday expressed optimism that he would attend the National Conference convened by President Goodluck Jonathan to canvass Biafran agenda.

Uwazuruike said: "I’m in support of Biafra.  Until Igbo land becomes a nation called Biafra, I will not sleep.  That is what I will support. But that will be discussed in a conference.  Perhaps this conference may be the platform for us to discuss the emergence not only the Republic of Biafra but also Niger Delta, Oduduwa Republics and others and even Boko Haram.  I’m against a “no go area”.  I don’t support that, everything must be discussed".

“And I must tell you that the unity of Nigeria died on the last day the amalgamation ended.  As at today, there is no entity legally called Nigeria.  I believe that six Republics representing the six geo-political zones will emerge from Nigeria after this national conference.  I can attend the conference on the basis that I want a Republic of Biafra and nothing more”, Chief Uwazurike stated.

         

Uwazuruike expressed optimism that the outcome of the conference should be the emergence of the Republic of Biafra and five other Republics to agree with the six geo-political zones in Nigeria.

The MASSOB leader said he would not sleep until Igbo land became a nation called Biafra, adding that he would even like to attend the conference personally to discuss the Biafra agenda.

He advised Ndigbo to give their maximum support to President Goodluck Jonathan's second term bid so that he would in turn support Ndigbo to realize their own presidential ambition.

Uwazuruike spoke at the palace of the traditional ruler of Nri Ancient Kingdom in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Obidiegwu Onyesoh, during his 1015th Igu Aro Ndigbo 2014 AD Annual Cultural festival.

Uwazuruike said further : ‘’ We have decided upon consultations that Ndigbo should continue to support President Goodluck Jonathan just for our own interest because we believe that at the proper time the people of the South – South and Jonathan will assist Ndigbo also to produce the next president.  We do not actually want an Igbo man to contest against him now or to confront him.  We will continue to support him until he finishes his second tenure”.

He said of the two reasons Ndigbo should support Jonathan's ambition was that Jonathan gave a befitting burial for Eze Igbo Gburugburu, Late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu.

He also said the second major reason is that Jonathan, apart from giving Ndigbo an international airport, would as well, assist Ndigbo to produce the president after his second tenure.

He further stressed that if Ndigbo support him this time around when he needed them most, he would definitely reciprocate the gesture by giving them maximum support during the time of reckoning.

 He said that as far as he was concerned, for the mere fact that President Jonathan gave the Igbo leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu a befitting state burial and elevated Akanu Ibiam to a “functional” international airport, Ndigbo had a good reason to support him for the second tenure.