Niger Delta youth demand removal of the South-South Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria from the Biafra map
This
was made known by the National Coordinator of the NDYC, Comrade Israel
Uwejeyan, after an emergency meeting held in Warri. He declared that youth in
the South-South geopolitical zone of the country stand for United and
Indivisible Nigeria, therefore called on leaders of IPOB to erase the region
from its Biafra map with immediate effect.
Uwejeyan
also disassociated NDYC from some youth groups whom he described as nonexistent
declaring support for Biafra, and added that they have strongly aligned with
the statement of the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, recently in Sokoto,
“Rivers State is not a part of Biafra land’.
He
said: “The Niger Delta Youth Congress, NDYC, a foremost nonviolent youth
organisation in the region held an emergency meeting in Warri, Delta State on
Friday 30th June, 2017, following the agitation for Biafra secession by
Independent People of Biafra, IPOB, that is causing disaffection and disunity
in the Nation, and the inclusion of the South-south States in the map of
Biafra.
“The
south-south people are not Biafrans so we therefore demand the immediate
removal of the six South-south states from the so called map of Biafra as it is
an act of gross disrespect and provocation.
“We
the Youths in the Niger Delta region from the six South-south States will never
be a part nor lend our active or passive support for the so called Biafra, we
vehemently disassociate ourselves from the agitation for Biafra secession by
some of our Igbo neighbours, “We strongly declare our total allegiance for a
united and Indivisible Nigeria whose unity has been paid for through the blood
and sacrifices of millions of Nigerians in time past and we refuse to sit down
and watch a repeat of this sad history by some ill advised trouble-makers
chanting for Biafra or Death. “Be aware that the Niger Delta Youths from the
South-south will resist all attempts by members of this so called IPOB and
MASSOB groups to extend the war drums to our region.
“We
strongly urge all other Governors and lawmakers in the South-south region to
publicly disown the agitation for Biafra as their nonchalant attitude towards
the inclusion of the South-south States in the map and struggle for Biafra will
no longer be overlooked.” Meanwhile, the group also lend their voice and
supported the call for restructuring in the spirit of true federalism, and
therefore called on youth across the country to shun all forms of sentiments
and be part of the struggle for a better Nigeria.
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