Why MASSOB and IPOB are anti progressive to Ndigbo - Prof. Nwabueze
Professor Ben Nwabueze a Constitutional lawyer and Chairman of The Patriots, Professor
"Ben Nwabueze (SAN), has admonished pro-Biafra groups
under the umbrellas of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
and the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of
Biafra (MASSOB), to have a rethink over their renewed calls for
the State of Biafra.
“Biafra is certainly not the answer. We have tried it before and
it led to a three years civil war. Where has it taken us to? The
Igbos are scattered all over the country. You will find them
everywhere. South-East youths are again asking for secession.
But the question is, what is going to happen to all the Igbos
scattered all over the country. This only exposes them to
another mass killing.
“I have said it in the past that there is something wrong with
the name that pro-Biafra groups are using for their cause. As
the pioneer Secretary-Gener
I held for 25 years, I had meetings with the leader of MASSOB,
Ralph Uwazurike, where I told him the honest truth, that look,
you may have something up, but the name MASSOB, defeats
your cause.
Therefore, you must change the name. “How can
you be talking about actualisation of a sovereign state within a
sovereign state. That’s treasonable. The name alone is
treasonable.
Take for instance if members of MASSOB and the Oodua
Peoples Congress (OPC), burn down a police station, while the
OPC member will be charged for arson, the MASSOB member
will be charged for treason because of the name.
“Although,
burning down a police station is not a treasonable offence, but
burning down a police station under the name Movement for
Actualisation for Sovereign State of Biafra is treasonable.
The authorities will charge them for treason with the argument
that they are burning down police stations because they want
to actualise Biafra. “You can see that the authorities are
charging the leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu and others for
treason.
Although, I have called for his immediate release and
have asked that he comes to see me when he’s released. I want to see him."
"Ben Nwabueze (SAN), has admonished pro-Biafra groups
under the umbrellas of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
and the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of
Biafra (MASSOB), to have a rethink over their renewed calls for
the State of Biafra.
“Biafra is certainly not the answer. We have tried it before and
it led to a three years civil war. Where has it taken us to? The
Igbos are scattered all over the country. You will find them
everywhere. South-East youths are again asking for secession.
But the question is, what is going to happen to all the Igbos
scattered all over the country. This only exposes them to
another mass killing.
“I have said it in the past that there is something wrong with
the name that pro-Biafra groups are using for their cause. As
the pioneer Secretary-Gener
I held for 25 years, I had meetings with the leader of MASSOB,
Ralph Uwazurike, where I told him the honest truth, that look,
you may have something up, but the name MASSOB, defeats
your cause.
Therefore, you must change the name. “How can
you be talking about actualisation of a sovereign state within a
sovereign state. That’s treasonable. The name alone is
treasonable.
Take for instance if members of MASSOB and the Oodua
Peoples Congress (OPC), burn down a police station, while the
OPC member will be charged for arson, the MASSOB member
will be charged for treason because of the name.
“Although,
burning down a police station is not a treasonable offence, but
burning down a police station under the name Movement for
Actualisation for Sovereign State of Biafra is treasonable.
The authorities will charge them for treason with the argument
that they are burning down police stations because they want
to actualise Biafra. “You can see that the authorities are
charging the leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu and others for
treason.
Although, I have called for his immediate release and
have asked that he comes to see me when he’s released. I want to see him."
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