Growth is a major
characteristic of a living thing. So, the ability of anything to grow entails
its living.
Biafra is still
alive, very much alive. I see this truth in the continuous growth of IPOB.
Though the Jihadists are annihilating, to gain grounds, but IPOB has become and
maintains the fastest and widest growing phenomenon and movement in Africa and
the world at large.
More family groups
are springing up here and there. The overwhelming is the response to the
struggle by the so-called minorities towards the restoration of Biafra.
Recently,
strongholds have emanated in places like Igwurutali, Omagwa, Aluu, the ancient
kingdom of Isiopko, Elele, Obigbo, to mention but a few. The latest in the
above list was inaugurated precisely in Komkom municipal area of Obigbo in
Rivers state on the 24the of June, 2018.
Fathers, mothers, children
came out in different colours celebrating in pump and pageantry welcoming IPOB
to the community. There, likes of HRH King Oparali Okocha Olumiri, Igwe
Omemgbeoji Ohazurume, Mazi Chidi Anorue, Mazi Theophilus Aja, Mazi Ugochukwu
Friday and a host of other prominent sons and daughters of Rivers state, were
present to grace the occasion kicking off the zone 4, Igweocha warriors.
The question of the
minority groups- Efik, Ogoja, Ijaw, Ibibio and Ikwerre within the delineation
of Biafra was a matter of fundamental importance. Now, ask yourself, is the Biafra struggle
still an Igbo thing, as earlier perceived? Are Asari Dokubo, HRH King Oparali
Okocha Olumiri Igbo men? The answers are not farfetched. Until you stop lying
to yourself, you won't see clearly. Wait a minute, the Sun has risen, let's get
back to work.
Written by:
Nwanze Alozie
For: Rivers State Media
For: Rivers State Media
Edited by:
Oby Mboma
Oby Mboma
For: Rivers State Media
Published by:
Chibuike John Nebeokike
For: Rivers State Media
Published by:
Chibuike John Nebeokike
For: Rivers State Media
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