The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
yesterday said its interest remains the full restoration of the sovereignty of
the nation of Biafra and “not in whatever structural reforms the Nigerian
government intends to undertake.”
IPOB
insisted that anything being done by the Nigerian government short of a
referendum to ascertain the wishes of the people would be dead on arrival.
In
a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful,
the group said: “We, the Indigenous People of Biafra, are not interested in
whatever structural reforms the government of Nigeria wishes to undertake
because the key tenet of democracy, which is public debate and vote on a
crucial matter, is conspicuously lacking in their approach and proposal
for State Police.
“Our
primary interest remains the full restoration of the full sovereignty of the
nation of Biafra and nothing more.
“Anything
short of a referendum to ascertain the wishes of the people is dead on arrival
for us.
“We are
democrats by genetic disposition, which means that our belief that power
resides with the people is sacrosanct.”
The
group described the State Police proposal of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) Committee as a calculated fraud and an election gimmick meant to confuse
the people.
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