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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, Prof. Philip Alston was recently in Nigeria and he saw things for himself. The UN Chief condemned the barbaric and dehumanizing killings of the Igbo youths and his acts are contained in his official report after his Nigerian visit.

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From: "Oguchi Nkwocha, MD." <oguchi@mbay.net>
To: Biafraland@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: ON "ABURI" DO BIAFRANS STAND!! WE ARE NOW BACK TO "SQUARE ONE!!" FIELD MARSHAL OJUKWU NOW COMPLETELY VINDICATED!!
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 19:28:07 -0700

It is the same, and only, Ohaneze that has failed to grasp and understand the extent of schism in Nigeria: as a matter of fact, when ever was there even any unity at all, except in the pretense, naivety, wishful thinking, connivance and the cowering posture and cowardice of the Ohaneze leadership and membership, infecting even the so-called Ohaneze Youth Wing?

Is it that it is only the Igbo that refuse to face the reality of Nigeria not being one, and never going to be one? 2 weeks ago, Joe Irukwu, the Chair of Ohaneze and the Igbo delegates whom he led to that Obasanjo's conference, using the venue of the recent so-called Igbo Stake Holders Summit (mostly Ohaneze members), had the guts to pronounce an already floundering conference "a success." Imagine that! Of course, in a way, he was technically correct. He, Irukwu, had arrogated to himself to lead the Igbo delegates.

His specific instruction to the Igbo delegates was to advance only what was in the best interest of Nigeria, and to conduct themselves as such. That was a smashing success--the Igbo delegates came back empty-handed: the Northerners operated in their usual mode, closed ranks and demanded what's in the best interest of the North and got everything they asked for, and almost got away with it all, except for the principled intransigence of the Delta--God bless the Delta!!. The Yoruba got all they wanted for the Yoruba, having placed themselves in a Yoruba-win-Yoruba-win position, regardless of outcome. The Delta, by standing on principles, and walking out of the conference permanently, also won everything for their people, and most importantly, RESPECT! Only the Igbo lost everything. Before you remind me of it, the creation of another Igbo state? Nonsense: it is the first thing Obasanjo will throw out, because of his anti-Igbo stance, coupled with Northern opposition which he would willingly yield to. In any case, regarding the current Igbo states, are they not ruled by Obasanjo and the Northern caliphates, directly and indirectly?

People like Joe Irukwu, organizations like Ohaneze and WIC, and the so-called Igbo Stake Holders, should be held accountable by our people for such a disgraceful performance, for bringing more insolence and disrespect to our people, and for wholesale sellout of the Igbo. Igbo youth should henceforth borrow a leaf from Delta youth who insisted that their delegates not return home if they failed to represent the true demands of the Delta people. Irukwu should not show his face in Igboland. Nor should Ohaneze be operative in Igboland.

We take no pleasure in reminding you that we told you so. At the beginning of the conference when Irukwu was prancing around in order to please his lord and master, Obasanjo, and as such called for the Igbo delegates to drop all Igbo concerns and focus on one-Nigeria interests only, we called him on that: nobody listened. Prior to that, we had declared that Irukwu and co. did not, and could not, represent Igbo interests, and were not picked by the Igbo people, anyway. No one seemed to pay any attention, either. We also advised our people, including Dim Ojukwu, to stay away from the conference, and we told them the reasons why:

1) Insult and humiliation to Ndigbo

2) Aburi said it all, and Nigeria still refuses to listen and had no plans to re-visit the Aburi Accord at this conference

3) Igbo delegates, because of the way they were selected, will be intimidated and bribed into submission, and would never bring up, let alone fight for, any real Igbo interests. Else, regardless of selection process, in their "naivety" would give away everything to prove themselves more one-Nigerianists than the rest of Nigeria

4) Our participation would only legitimize Obasanjo's pre-conference, pre-fixed agenda, which only served Obasanjo's personal interests which will always be anti-Igbo..

It was only the fifth reason which we did not predict: that the Igbo delegation would actually be taken over by some one like Joe Irukwu who publicly and specifically demanded that the Igbo delegates do everything to protect one-Nigeria, even at the risk of Igbo interests.

It is nauseating to find them now pretending to be stunned by the level of disunity in Nigeria. What have they been drinking? How much money have they been blinded with? I hope our angry youth have a word or two with them; then they might get some sense restored to themselves.
We trust this whole affair is the final nail in the coffin of Nigeria. Like the proverbial fly without good counsel which ends up following the corpse into the grave, those like Irukwu and his ilk (Ohaneze, WIC, Ohaneze Youth Wing, Igbo Stake Holders, etc) can go with Nigeria. The rest of us will go with our nation, Biafra, there to finally fulfill our God-given potential using our God-given talents and resources.
Biafra is the answer--always has been, always will be.

Oguchi Nkwocha, MD
Nwa Biafra
A Biafran Citizen
(Please cross post)

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