BIAFRA POSTPONED ELECTION

The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign
States of Biafra (MASSOB), has said that
contrary to insinuations in certain quarters that
the founder of the Movement, Chief Ralph
Uwazurike, cancelled the proposed election for
fear of being arrested, that the election was
postponed due to inadequate preparations.
Uwazurike had earlier scheduled elections to set
up structures for the administration of the
Biafran territory and appointed a catholic priest,
Rev. Fr. Samuel Aniebonam, as the Chairman of
the Biafran Independent Electoral Commission, B-
INEC. However, Rev. Fr. Aniebonam was
reported to have declined the appointment.
The new leader of MASSOB, Solomon Chukwu,
who made the clarification through the national
director of Information of the Organization,
Sunny Okereafor, denied reports credited to the
Uchenna Madu faction of MASSOB that the
elections were put off by Uwazuruike for fear of
arrest by security agents who had it that he
(Uwazurike) was reneging on an agreement he
allegedly signed with the federal government to
abandon the struggle for the actualization of an
independent state of Biafra.
The MASSOB leader insisted that Uwazurike did
not sign any deal with the federal government
including its security agencies over Biafran
secession.
According to him, “Our overall leader, Chief Ralph
Uwazurike, didn’t sign any deal with the federal
government or its agencies to stop actualization
of Biafra. These are lies from the pit of hell
being spread by expelled members like Uchenna
Madu and his faction who have continued to
sabotage Biafra.
“Uwazurike is not afraid of arrest or detention;
the last time he was invited by the Police, he
went with mattress, slippers and other personal
effects to the Imo state Police Command and
even the Zone 9 Police headquarters at
Umuahia. The Police told him that they knew him
as a non violent person and that he should go
home.
He stated that MASSOB under Uwazuruike has
held several activities in the last two years
without being harassed or invited by security
agencies and insisted that the Biafra elections
which he claimed would be held soon, won’t be
an exception.
“Over the years, we have been celebrating
Ojukwu Day every November 26, holding monthly
prayer sessions and other important activities.
So, if he signed any deal to abandon the Bifra
struggle, why have the security agencies who
must be aware of such agreements if it existed,
not invited or come to his residence at Ojukwu
Memorial Library to arrest him? This tells you
that all Uchenna Madu is taking is balderdash.”
On the allegation that Uwazuruike has
compromised the Biafra struggle, Chukwu said, “I
cannot see how anybody can turn around to
accuse Uwazuruike of compromising the Biafra
struggle when in fact he has sacrificed a lot in
the interest of Biafra.”