Pro-Biafra groups merge, unveil 'shadow govt' Name Ozobu, Ikedife, Achuzia, principal officers of Biafra

Various pro-Biafra groups merged yesterday to form one central body and initiate what they termed a “shadow government”.
They affirmed that they would not break any Nigerian laws and would function as an interim customary and legitimate organization.
Indeed, there was jubilation in the ranks of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MAS¬SOB) as well as all other pro-Bi¬afra movements as they merged under one umbrella body named the Customary Government of the Indigenous People of Biafra (CGIPB).
They flagged off the opera¬tions of the new Customary Gov¬ernment of Indigenous People of Biafra at a “Government Secretar¬iat” in Enugu.
A press statement made avail¬able to The AUTHORITY, in Awka, Anambra State, by the so¬licitor of the IPOB, Emeka Eme¬kesiri, Esq. announced the devel¬opment, yesterday.
The statement said that the Governing Council of the IPOB remains functional, with the fol¬lowing principal leaders: HRM, the Honourable Justice Eze Ozo¬bu, OFR (Chairman); Dr Dozie Ikedife, OON, JP (Deputy Chair¬man); Brig. Gen. Joe Achuz¬ia, (Secretary-General); HRM, Eze Iheanyi Nwokenna, OFG, JP (Public Relations Officer). Other members of the council are still on duty.
The statement read in part: ‘‘We are happy to announce that the Customary Government of Indigenous People of Biafra has commenced operations at the Government Secretariat located at Enugu, in the interim.
“All the ministries are located within the complex but liaison of¬fices shall be opened in all parts of Biafra land, for easy coordination.
‘‘The Supreme Council of El¬ders of Indigenous People of Bi¬afra has approved a 24-mem¬ber National Executive Council (NEC) that will run the govern¬ment. The NEC will consist of the representatives from all pro-Bia¬fra groups and all the provinces in Biafra land so that none will be excluded.
‘’The junior staff officers of the CGIPB have commenced work at the Secretariat but the Director of Administration and Principal Of¬ficers of the Customary Govern¬ment shall be announced to the public soon.”
‘’The Biafran Government has taken off under Customary Law within the Nigerian Legal System. It is similar to the Sharia Government in the North. We shall not break any Nigerian law. It is a transitional government.
‘’Everything we do is legal. All the Indigenous People of Bia¬fra are therefore advised to submit themselves to the authority of the Government of Indigenous People of Biafra headed by the Supreme Council of Elders,’’ the statement by Emekesri, solicitor for Indige¬nous People of Biafra, concluded.