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This Biafra actualization by press release is absolute nonsense. Biafra will not be actualized by issuing empty press statements. So far, all we have are a bunch of egotistical men parading themselves as Biafra activists when all that they are doing is seek political appointments. Look in APGA and the other political parties and you will find them as chaiman of this and member of that. If they fail to get what they want in those parties, they will start crying Biafra, again, and those too gullible to know what those men do in the dark will resume their followership.
Many in the ranks of these so-called Biafrans have no understanding of what it takes to lead a complex people, such as the Igbo and Biafrans. Perhaps owing to their lack of proper and formal education some of these men have no shame in subjecting others to their crude whim and bad taste.
As I gather, others, though highly educated, have proclaimed themselves experts in everything, including subjects in which they have absolutely no competence. In my assessment, some of these people are worse than the so-called efulefu. At least nothing is expected from the efulefu except after-the-fact cries of "THEY HAVE KILLED US AGAIN," which is now flooding BNW and egbeomooduduwa.com in the form of press releases and the-Hausa-have-done-us-wrong essays.
Give them a few weeks and it will be business as usual; the silly sophistry and ill-informed op-eds will subside, until the next round of killings when the hysteria of semi-illiterate write-ups will resume.
The blunt truth is that we have within Igboland and Biafra fought each other to a standstill and not a single shot has been fired at the enemy. There is no leadership worth following and a gang of small men were allowed to hijack some of the tools of what once promised to be a mass movement that would culminate in an independent Biafra.
Brother Nwa Aro has been reminding us that part of our struggle must be fought within Biafra. But, at what cost? Have we not wasted enough time dealing with people that have no ideas of their own, but are perpetually posturing as "leaders?"
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I agree with most of what you said. But, the press releases are important to let the world and the enemy know that people are watching. We have to make sure that the effort is not hijacked by the efulefu within and outside the Biafra movement.
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Adaeze: Just like you, I am fed up with these people of little mind using the misfortune of Igbos to gain UNDESERVED attention. Infact, I dont waste my time to read most of those so-called press releases. But when I do, I just feel disappoinment and pains wrapped together.
Why do some of these people need to wait until there's a PREDICTABLE tragedy against the ever deprived and endengered Igbos before they start their roller-coaster NOISE MAKING is just inexplicable.
Instead of all this crying over spilt milk, if these people are really serious and want to minimize and forstall Kaduna-like mishaps in future, I once again tell them to gear their energy towards formulating and realizing projects that will keep some of their kinsmen in Igboland instead of giving them the false impression (in good times) that Nigeria is their country where they can live, work and invest in and be secure. And you dont need to be an advocate of Biafra/SNC (as is the case these days) to know/do this; all you need is to SHOW the love of the love-boat you guys now fight over who should captain.
One do not need to be a rocket scientist to figure out that what is needed is a PREVENTIVE and NOT a curative meassure to prevent another Kaduna from happening.
A GOOD LEADER IS ONE THAT LEADS HIS FLOCK ARIGHT IN PEACE TIME TO AVOID UNNNECESSARY WARS.
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The story of what those charlatans have done to the movement is not something that should be told in public. otherwise our enemies will have a field day with us. Ka odi ba otu anwa.
[ November 30, 2002, 10:49 PM: Message edited by: Ben ]
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I always have a problem when anyone suggests that people should not speak or write what they want. If all of us should keep silent, what then is the purpose of having BNW? Sometimes, silence is stupid. Look at those groups that operate in secret. Where are they now? They are all dead, dying, or they have broken up into small pieces. If you don't want to read a press release or article, just skip it. Adaeze, were you not the one that used to draft BLM position statements? How is a position statement different from a press release?
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From what we know so far, there are four groups fighting to actualize Biafra: a) MASSOB, b) BLM, c) Ekwe Nche, and d) BF. Why can't they get together and form one group and speak with one voice instead of wasting resources at four different places?
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I am not surprised at the flaky press releases because they are products of romp groups. Many of the original groups that we used to know have splintered into tiny pieces, and each romp is spouting its own nonsense. The comparison of BF with WIC is spot on. Now that the founders of BF have quit and may BAF members have decamped in protest, the romp of BF is made up of moles of the efulefu WIC, and that’s who issued the lousy press release. What a shame!!!
When the story is finally told by those in the know about the goings on in the movement, we are going to be shocked off our pants at what some of these people have been up to. Last year’s Adanmagate and Embassygate fiascos were only the open scandals to rock the movement. Far worse went on in the background.
As it turns out, while some of us in BAF were gearing up for a long struggle to actualize Biafra, those who thought they knew better were making themselves shadow ministers, ambassadors to Washington, and high officials of the unborn Biafra. You will be shocked to find out who among the so-called Biafra activists are now foot soldiers for various candidates and parties in the upcoming elections. Many of the candidates are people that hate to even hear the word "Biafra." Now, tell me, are we not in trouble, when people are shouting Biafra! Biafra!! and they are campaigning for enemies of Biafra to represent us?
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I couldn't agree with you more. It is rather unfortunate that the Igbo sovereignty issue is being hijacked by a group of selfish and greedy individuals who are scheming to play both sides of the fence. It is our collective responsibility to expose these shameless opportunists, who will stop at nothing to mortgage the future of our existence.
Some of these caricatures are lying in wait for the D-Day, only to impose themselves upon the unsuspecting masses under the guise of qualified and experienced leadership/saviors.
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I don't really know what you expect us to say. When you folks go into your secret places and do whatever it is that you do, we lowly ones are left out of the deal. When your secret deals go awry you come to BNW to have open discussions. Do you see a problem with that?
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It will all fizzle out as usual. That's the name of the game.
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