Thanks for your response to my post.

With respect to the Ochieze "Champion" project fund I regret to inform you that I have said all I need to say. I have pointed to the link that could lead to the "treasurer" and I want to repeat that I'm willing to be hanged in Oguchi's place on this matter. I have never met him, spoken to him or exchanged private messages with him. I registered at BAF from the recommendations of two members of this forum(see page 3 of Biafra Rising Sun thread by Ohafia Udumeze). I treasure some of the information I have acquired as a result though I wished a few things were done faster. It is not my intention to throw the forum to the dogs because in joining them I aligned myself with their STRENGTH and WEAKNESSES.

On the RUMAN stuff, I forgot to put a smiley in my own "acronym" speculation. I didn't dispute or accept Okwukwu's write-up. However, if it makes you feel good to deduce and infer that I am half hearted in my commitment to Biafra and that I condone or partake in embezzlement then so be it. Fortunately, I have no ego or reputation to protect neither have I ever put myself forward to anybody as a Biafran Leader.

I have tried to use my own methods to project my own opinion which is compassionate neutrality based on whatever information is available to me. My position is/was informed by the fact that something is wrong if people who were wining and dining at the US only as recently as Mid October? could splash that much dirt on each other for the world to read. I questioned the allegiance of both parties to the cause as I did not feel the information did the cause any favours. I'd suggested Uwazurike should be willing to step aside if that will mean more spread for the organisation. I equally questioned Okwukwu's motive for copying to ohaneze while distancing MASSOB from Abuja politicians.

Your last paragraph confirmed my earlier suspicion that something may have been brewing in the background or why would Kabaka come out and fume embezzlement at the "Yoruba Obasanjo threatens Ojukwu" thread? Is it also a coincidence that he was very quick to lump MASSOB and BF together in his 48hr ultimatum?
I was not aware there was any problem until the "MASSOB suspends Uwazurike" thread by Sundiatta. So like Chiboy I'm peeved that there is another cult within BiafraNigeriaWorld who release as much info as and when they please and expect the rest of us lesser mortals to get up to full speed and be at the same wavelength just like that! How transparent!

Maybe chiboy and I can link up with other forumites and set up a parrallel Neglected Forumites League(NFL not NLF)in this messageboard.(LOL)

LOOKING FORWARD

As the eternal optimist that I am I wish to reiterate that MASSOB needn't cease to exist as a result of the present growth pains. If anything, all lovers of Biafra should be thankful that MASSOB has become a bribe-worthy organisation the leadership of which has become a desirable aspiration. It is equally good that the egbesu and MoSop are taking ownership of the emerging leadership. It is a good thing as we know they bash their "misbehaving" leaders' heads against tree trunks and then set them ablaze as the Ogoni five found out.

Here is Chief Uwazuruike's response.
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Dear Directors,

I was released from detention on December 24th. While
in detention, the Federal Government burnt down my one
storey building at Okigwe which serves as MASSOB
secretariat.

While out of detention, I feel that the most important
thing will be to defend some of the false allegations
made by both Prince and Uche. It is necessary to let
you know the main cause of misunderstanding.

Main cause of misunderstanding.
Uche is not a registered member of MASSOB. He is the
leader of the congress for the Liberation of Ikwere
People (COLIP). Uche approached me in Okigwe in
February 2001 and sought for working relation between
MASSOB and COLIP. We agreed. He did not register with
MASSOB, under any zone of MASSOB. Along the line, I
appointed him our legal adviser. He was paid for all
the cases he handled for MASSOB. To reflect the ethnic
equation, I decided to include him in all my trips.

The main cause of this misunderstanding arose in
Washington DC; the morning we were about to leave U.S.
on our last trip. I called Uche and Prince together
and disbursed the money given to us. The major part of
the funds went to burial and release of our men in
detention. Uche insisted that he would collect N5000
per each of the MASSOB member detained just to apply
for their bail. In the past, other lawyers charged
N2000 for the bail of each MASSOB member. With N5000
asked by Uche, only a very few members will be
released. I Objected to this and decided to brief
other lawyers for the bail of our members. Because of
this, I refused to hand him over the money meant for
the release of our members. I handed over the money
for both the release of members and burial of our
members to Price. Uche felt insulted. I became his
enemy.

One week after we had reached Nigeria, there arose
crisis between MASSOB and Bakassi in Aba. Prince
acquired guns for our members to fight against
Bakassi. When the news go to me, I sent Kenneth
Anyanwu and Nnamdi to verify. In the presense of these
two, our members were parading guns. When Kenneth & Co
brought me the feed back, I suspended Prince, and
closed down the Aba zone temporarily to let the crisis
die down as many people were being killed. As Aba zone
was closed down, Prince ran to Uche’s house in P.H.,
and have continue living with Uche since then for fear
of possible attack from Bakassi.

I met with Governor Orji Kalu and both of us agreed
that the killing at Aba must stop. The killing stopped
the next day. It was the crisis at Aba that
necessitated my meeting with Orji Kalu. Since then, I
have never met Orji Kalu again.

Meanwhile, I sent someone to Prince at P.H. to release
the money given to him for burial and release of our
members from detention and Prince told my messenger
that the money had been stolen by thieves.

Prince also told my messenger that since I have
suspended him and closed Aba zone that the best thing
was to destroy MASSOB. Now the two enemies went to
work.

Answer to the allegations.
1. Building of mansion in my town – yes I am building
a house at Okwa. I did not levy money to MASSOB
members for the building of the house. I sold one of
my houses in Lagos to start a building at home. I had
five houses in Lagos before MASSOB. Now I have sold
two remaining three.
2. Riding of V-Boot Mercedez-Benz – Yes I am driving a
V-Boot car purchased for me by an Igbo man. It was not
Ebere Udeagu the Deputy Governor of Imo State that
purchased the car. The car was purchased by an Igbo
business man. Before this car, a good Biafran had
provided us with two thousand dollars to buy a car.
That was after my cars were destroyed by security
agents in Lagos. I gave Prince the money to buy the
bus. That bus was also destroyed at Okigwe and later
taken to Okigwe Police Station. As I had no other car,
this good Biafran bought me this V-Boot. MASSOB has
not been refusing donations from Igbo people,
otherwise we would not be in U.S.A. to ask for
donations. If the car was to stop investigation into
Okigwe killing, what stopped investigation into Aba
and Owerri killing? When did we start such
investigations?

Making love to female MASSOB members – there is no
truth in this allegation. I want them to produce
evidence.

Suspension of Prince – Yes, I have the right to
suspend Prince as the Eastern Coordinator because I
appointed him in the first place. He who hires, fires.
Prince violated the basic principle of MASSOB and had
to be disciplined.

Acquisition of peoples land – No such thing took
place. The place I am building my house is our family
land. Nobody has reported of forceful acquisition of
his land.

Campaigning for Eastern Governors – This is frivolous.
MASSOB has nothing in common with any politician. Why
we permitted election at the LGA and State is to avoid
anarchy in the East. We only will stop election at the
Federal level. How can the East be Governed if there
is blanket ban on all the elections at the lower
level?

Selling of MASSOB property – I have never sold any
MASSOB property. Rather it is my property that I have
sold to sustain the struggle. I have sold two houses
and three empty plots in Lagos to sustain MASSOB. I
have lost my house worth N6million to fire in Okigwe
because of MASSOB. I challenged Uche and Prince to
pinpoint their own contributions to MASSOB. The two
lap-tops donated to MASSOB are all there. I gave one
to Uche while I am keeping the other.

Conclusion:
Dear Directors, I resurrected the issue of Biafra 31
years after the war. In taking this decision, I
consulted neither Uche nor Prince. Prince joined a
year after the formation of MASSOB. I hired Uche to
take care of MASSOB’s legal services. Besides Uche, I
have more than 54 lawyers including a (SAN) Chief
Okoye, who was nominated to MASSOB by Ohaneze Ndigbo.

Uche Okwukwu has his own group called COLIP. MASSOB
and COLIP have not merged together. I am not a member
of COLIP as Uche is not a member of MASSOB. COLIP is
congress for the Liberation of Ikwere People, not the
Liberation of Igbo People. If Uche wants to fight Igbo
cause, he will first declare that he is an Igbo man.
It is interesting to note that up till now, Uche does
not see himself as Igbo man yet, he wants to fight
Igbo cause. He will subsequently ask his people to
release the property of Ndigbo, they are holding in
Port Harcourt, as abandoned property. Uche is
presently playing the role some of his people played
in scuttling the struggle for the first Biafra. He has
been bought to do this job. They want to destroy
MASSOB by all means.

I am a landlord in MASSOB as well as an employer.
Prince as a tenant cannot quit me as his landlord from
the house. Uche as an employee cannot sack me as his
employer from the company.

In MASSOB, I am like Nelson Mandela of ANC and
Mahatmaghandi of INC (India National Congress). My
name in Nigeria today is bigger than MASSOB. Nobody
can take that away from me. If Uche and Prince feel
that they have followers in MASSOB, let them form
their own faction. I challenge them. That will also
help the growth of our struggle.

I am happy to inform you that irrespective of the fact
that Prince could not release the money meant for the
release of our detainned members, Lagos State Branch
of MASSOB donated N150,000 which has assisted in
releasing almost two third of MASSOB members since we
came back from Washington DC. Lagos State Branch of
MASSOB has also sponsored the opening of Kaduna branch
which is making the Federal Government sleepless
today. Perhaps it is necessary to inform you that
MASSOB was started from Lagos. It was Lagos that
established MASSOB in all the parts of the Eastern
Region. While we open all these branches through our
contributions in Lagos branch, Uche and Prince only
stand to reap the proceeds of our endeavour. They
(Uche and Prince) only participate in over-seas
travel.

I cannot lead an organisation which I have no powers
to control. If I allow everybody to carry arms in
MASSOB today, we shall be termed a terrorist
organisation. It will be counter to MASSOB’s
objective. Be assured that MASSOB is in fact under my
leadership minus Uche and Prince.

I introduced provincial system of government for two
reasons :
1. To show a difference between Nigeria and Biafra.
Provincial system was what Ojukwu used during the
first Biafra. We cannot be talking of Biafra while
adopting Nigeria’s statism. The state creation was
introduced by Gowon in 1967 to disorganise Biafra.
2. I introduced provincial system to give a sense of
belonging to numerous MASSOB activists who are today
functioning as Provincial Administrators in 24
provinces. Others were appointed as National
Directors.

In the past, MASSOB used to revolve around Uwazuruike,
Prince and Uche, while other hardworking MASSOB
members continue to grumble. There are many other
prominent members of MASSOB who joined MASSOB before
Prince joined and before Uche was hired as MASSOB
lawyer. Today, all these people have sense of
belonging. Everybody is happy in MASSOB.

If the exit of Prince and Uche could cause any problem
in MASSOB, I could not have taken the gamble to ignore
them. To prove my point, I challenged them to form
their own faction if they think they can make any
difference. The opposition from Prince and Uche is
nothing to be compared with the opposition MASSOB
encounters from the Federal Government of Nigeria. Yet
MASSOB is stronger day-after-day. I cannot succumb to
empty black-mail.

Be rest assured that MASSOB is as strong as ever. We
do not believe in fighting the cause of Biafra by
sending e-mails to all Igbo organisations abroad. May
they be advised to convert all the time they use in
attacking me for the actualization of Biafra in their
own faction.

I wish you a prosperous new year.

Best regards

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I have pointed to the link that could lead to the "treasurer" and Iwant to repeat that I'm willing to be hanged in Oguchi's place on this matter. ….

Fortunately, I have no ego or reputation to protect neither have I ever put myself forward to anybody as a Biafran Leader….

Your last paragraph confirmed my earlier suspicion that something may have been brewing in the background or why would Kabaka come out and fume embezzlement at the "Yoruba Obasanjo threatens Ojukwu" thread? Is it also a coincidence that he was very quick to lump MASSOB and BF together in his 48hr ultimatum? I was not aware there was any problem until the "MASSOB suspends Uwazurike" thread by Sundiatta. So like Chiboy I'm peeved that there is another cult within. BiafraNigeriaWorld who release as much info as and when they please and expect the rest of us lesser mortals to get up to full speed and be at the same wavelength just like that! How transparent!

Maybe chiboy and I can link up with other forumites and set up a parrallel Neglected Forumites League(NFL not NLF)in this messageboard.(LOL)

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Don't kid yourself. YOU ARE A LEADER. Whether you like it or not.

As for me. I can say that I have never met, spoken to, or written any member of this forum or Biafra Foundation. I do not need that to make my contributions. I believe in absolute openness. It is a matter of public record that Biafra Foundation has been soliciting and collecting funds on behalf of itself and MASSOB. Biafrans are the ones making those donations. Every Biafran has a right to ask what is being done with the money. In the press release by Mr. Uche Okwuwuu, he clearly made allegations of embezzlement. Why are you pretending that there had to be a source of that information to me or anyone else, other than the press release which is posted right here at BiafraNigeriaWorld?

I hope you did the courtesy of posting my response to Mr. Nkwocha at the other secret forum (LOL), since you kindly conveyed his "Obasanjo plant" churlishness to us.

Today, there are three major avenues through which the message of Biafra is being propagated. They are 1)MASSOB at home, 2)BiafraNigeriaWorld, and 3)Biafraland.com. We must continue to use these avenues for their strengths.

Those responsible for handling funds must make sure that they account for the use of the funds. During the "call to action" fundraiser in this forum, everything was done in a very open manner. I just read Uwazuruike's response posted by Amanda. There is nothing earth-shattering in it. I understand that many things cannot be discussed in the open. But, once a crisis develops, it is necessary for those implicated to provide clear and accurate account of their activities. Throwing insults around from one forum to the other will not solve the problem. Mr/Mrs. Nwa Biafra should have guarded his utterances.

It seems that there are too many people with chips on their shoulders. They prefer that no one question their activities. If we permit people to get away with that type of attitude now, we risk condemning ourselves to whatever they impose on us later. Members of Biafra Foundation should come out of ROM and stop using surrogates to make posts. Ohafia may be willing to die for some of them. But, why should he, when the people he is dying for are present here and can speak for themselves? Anyone who claims to be ignorant of this site is probably too ignorant to lead Biafrans.

Some of the allegations in Okwukwu's releases are specifically directed to Biafra Foundation, and Biafra Foundation should openly address those allegations just as Uwazuruike is doing. For example, Okwukwu is suggesting that Biafra Foundation views the struggle as an Igbo struggle. Is that correct? Is it correct that Biafra Foundation would not accept a non-Igbo leader of MASSOB?

As for Okwukwu, he needs to show us a picture of the new purported leader of MASSOB. We have never heard of this Bubito guy before. Uwazuruike should seriously consider legal action against Okwukwu for breaching attorney-client privilege. A lot of the information that Okwukwu is broadcasting is clearly privileged information that he obtained while working as attorney for MASSOB. I do not see that all of Okwukwu's statements fall under any of the known exceptions to the privilege. I firmly believe that he has abused the privilege.

I would not mind an Ijaw leader of Biafra. But, we need to know that this fellow 1)exists, and 2)he truly believes in actualizing Biafra. Any Ijaw or Ogoni that wishes to lead Biafra has a particularly heavy burden to show why the Igbo should not be concerned that that Ijaw/Ogoni person is another Coy Arikpo or Ken Sarowiwa back-stabber in the making.

I have read the full plus page about the New Massob and frankly, I do not particularly reason or vision with any goddamned human to boycott the new and improved Massob or any movement dedicated to the actualization. My mind will never change. The manifesto still remains relatively the same, the goal has not changed to muzzule the rat race and friction between the reppellent skunks and the Yellow Bellies.

If your familiar with the Biafran culture,we do not tend to fucntion well with detectorship and corruption among our leaders, while it is a prevailing fact in any society and some elements in Biafra, it remains an overall taboo in our culture. If Uwezurike actually functioned as a yoruba or Hausa leadership, he should be borked and I second his suspension.

We do not have any place for sexual harassment and debasement of women committed to Biafra. Our women are in the same level with us and not regulated as "bitches and whores" unlike the Hausa and Yoruba women who ain't ladies.

It is time to improve through networking to include other ethnics as comrades. The object of the New Massob is a reflection, invariably the discovery of something satisfying, militant and inclusion which was not there at the beginning of the movement.To reform an institution, you must first start with the leader. The suspension of Uwezurike does not deviate from the principles of actualization. It need not mean abandoning our fundamental principles, but rather a re-examination of them to determine whether we are within courage or discourage of a living spirit. Our social reconstruction must be preceded by a renewal of the Biafran spirit...to include the East cental State..otherwise, all our efforts will be futile, and our social edifice will be built, not upon rocks, but upon shifting sands as accused of Uwezurike compromizing with Kalu and other governors.I know there are conscious remorse and anguish felt by some people but we must break the the stubborness of dictectorship and work a second chance in the soul of all.

While an Igboman started the movement, the fact remains that it is not an Igbo movement. It is broader than that.It is about East Central state, corruption and self determination and freedom.

This is my goddanmed assessment and considered opinion about the New Massob.If Bature and company does not like it ..I say burn 3000 megabytes in hell and may Christmas bewtich you with lots of scrooges.By the way my assement in no way entails that Uwezurike is guilty as alleged.

Hail Biafra

I would like to post briefly and simply about a serious national condition that has befallen us. It is a national feeling of fear, apprehension, and frustration that could result in a national feeling of suicide, and the end of the Biafra actualization that we Biafrans hold very dear. It is a condition that comes from the lack of effective leadership either in the legislative branch or the executive branch of MASSOB. This condition is serious that responsible proposals are being made that (Biafra) national advisory commissions be appointed to help provide such critically needed leadership.

I write as briefly as possible because too much harm has already been done with irresponsible words of bitterness and selfish political opportunism. This issue is too great to be obsured by eloquence. It is my hope that my words be taken to heart.

Biafrans, I speak as an Igbo. I speak as a woman. I speak as a Biafra actualization activist. I speak as a Biafran.

MASSOB has enjoyed worldwide respect as the most popular liberative organization for Biafra partly through the solidarity efforts of BiafraNigeria World Biafran members. But recently, that liberative character has been debased to the level of a forum of hate and character assassination sheltered by the shield of ethnic immunity.

It is strange that we can verbally attack anyone else (Obasanjo, Atiku, Ige) without restrain and with full protection, yet we hold our leaders above the same type of criticism here in Diaspora and in Biafra. Surely, our leaders are big enough to take self-criticsm and self-appraisal.

I think it is high time that MASSOB and its members do some real soul-searching and to weigh their consciences as to the manner in which they are performing their duty to the people of Biafra; and the manner in which they are using or abusing their individual powers and privileges. I think it is high time that they remembered that Biafra represents not only the freedom for the oppressed but also demand for substantiation of allegation by accuser instead of trial by accusation. Whether it be a criminal prosecution in court or a character prosecution in the public, there is little practical distinction when the life of a person has been ruined.

Those of us who shout the loudest about Biafran republicanism in making character assassinations are all too frequently those who, by their own words and acts, ignore the basic principles of Biafra republicanism - the right to criticize; the right to hold unpopular beliefs; the right to protest; the right of independent thought.

The Biafran people are sick and tired of being afraid to speak their minds lest they be smeared as seperatists, zealots, militants, or young and brash by their opponents. Biafran people are sick and tired of seeing innocent people smeared and guilty people whitewashed. There has been enough such cases to cause worldwide distrust and strong suspicions that there may be something to the unproved, sensational accusations.

Today, our quest for Biafra is being psychologically divided by the confusion and the suspicions that are bred in the MASSOB movement to spread like cancerous tentacles of "know nothing, suspect everything" attitudes. Let history not repeat itself - and the Nigerian government again has the opportunity to emerge as the champion of unity and prudence. MASSOB is rapidly losing its position as the leader of the Biafra Actualization movement simply because its administrators has pitifully failed to provide effective leadership. The MASSOB administration(s) has completely confused the Biafran people by its daily contradictory press releases laced with smears, warnings, and optimistic assurances. Our MASSOB administrators ought to know where they are going by now.

It appears that the MASSOB administrators has greatly lost the confidence of the Biafran people by its complacency to the willful loss of lives, threat of discedibility here in Diaspora/Biafra, and the exposure of vital secrets to Nigerian agents through key officials of MASSOB. Surely, it is time for a change and urgent cabinet reshuffle is necessary for the security and viability of MASSOB. It is clear that Biafrans will continue to suffer as long as their interests continue to be overseen by the present balkanized administrators.

I do not believe the Biafran people uphold any liberation movement that puts political exploitation above national interest. As a Biafran nationalist, I am not proud of the way in which Biafra Actualization cause has been made a publicity platform for irresponsible sensationalism. I am not proud of the reckless abandon in which unproven charges has been hauled from one side to the other. I do not like the way MASSOB has been made a rendez vous for vilification, for selfish political gains at the sacrifice of individual reputations and Biafran national unity.

As a Biafran nationalist, I am shocked at the way MASSOB and COLIP/Ijaw National congress are playing directly into the enemies' design of " confuse, divide, and conquer." As a Biafran nationalist, I want to see MASSOB recapture the strength and unity it once had when we fought the enemies instead of ourselves.
MASSOB is now facing a problem of ethics and organizational/management restructuring. The solution will require apparent sacrifice in pride and in position, but better pain as the price of peace and liberation than death as the price disunity and war.

A I participated in the meeting of 15/12/2001 at port
Harcourt.

B that the process that led to his suspension was
democratic and fair.

C that the meeting attracted the greatest number of
people; Doctors, Lawyers Teachers, Zonal coordinators
e.t.c.

D that the probe panel was constituted in a most
decent and disciplined manner; and has as members;
persons I think that will discharge their duties
without bias

E that Uwazuriuke and Ojiakoh cannot in the moment
command the respect of MASSOB members until after the
probe panels report

F that it is in our collective interest that every
indicated person submit himself to probe panel.

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Wonders never cease!!!! There is hope, afterall. This re-education thing does work.

The election 2003 is almost upon us and we must engage actively. My prediction is more blood shed (nothing new) and disruption to life. Ndi'Igbo must be prepared to assist in every way possible to protect lives and property. The process of self-determination involves hardwork and preparation for a day that may very well occur without warning or notice! Mark my word!!

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I won't waste time explaining anything to you. If your simplistic mind interpreted my quoted statement to suit your ignorance, so be it. Those of you who are easily fooled and manipulated may believe that ignorance is bliss, but I tell you, ignorance is your ball and chain.

On the issue of re-education, you cannot begin to fathom the dividend of its application on the Biafran masses. It is fallaciously funny that some of you who think they want freedom, prosperity and civilization, would visualize re-education in a negative light.

We have NEVER accused you of having a dissenting opinion. Adamu, Ugali Shaga, Ednut, and the Yoruba hordes in this forum have dissenting opinion. As for you, you have constituted yourself into a heckler (read Joy in another thread).

As Damian once put it, you have a "desire to say everything, and yet be accountable for nothing." Where the Biafra issue is concerned, you are the most inarticulate participant in the debate. That is what we are accusing you of, and it is not Amanda alone that is doing it.

Now you see why I kept warning you about swallowing stuff from other people. You never know when and where the doctors will force you to disgorge what you swallowed.

Rudolf:
Is that what you call an "intellectual challenge?" Well, I'll give you my own challenge.