“This remark conveys the reliable place of IPOB underneath the management of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. We reject each try to weaponise ethnic identification, non secular variations, or regional divisions in opposition to abnormal other folks whose commonplace aspirations come with dignity, freedom, justice, and the appropriate to resolve their very own political long term,” the remark stated.
In keeping with IPOB, for years, “the enemies of freedom and brokers of the oppressive Nigerian state” have sought to mischaracterize the “noble fight” led by way of Nnamdi Kanu. “They have got fraudulently portrayed our chief as antagonistic to Northern ethnic nationalities to divide oppressed peoples and offer protection to a corrupt, expired machine. However fact is mild, and no quantity of state-sponsored propaganda can extinguish it,” it added.
IPOB famous that all over Kanu’s years of Radio Biafra publicizes, he persistently spoke of his want to look the re-emergence of an emancipated, politically mindful, and confident Hausa country – “one that may reclaim its ancient dignity and draw inspiration from the good Habe monarchies of outdated”.
“His message hasn’t ever had to be decreased to hostility between ethnic nationalities. Relatively, it recognises the ancient stature of the Hausa other folks and their capability to recuperate their political company, cultural self belief, and rightful position a few of the peoples of Africa. The liberty of Biafrans and the emancipation of the Hausa country don’t seem to be mutually unique aspirations. No other folks will have to have to stay subordinate for some other other folks to be unfastened,” IPOB added.
Welcoming the cohesion, the pro-Biafra staff declared, “These days, our Hausa brothers within the North-West have demonstrated political consciousness and impartial judgment in regards to the realities of the unworkable colonial contraption known as Nigeria. They have got obviously known the real enemy: now not the Igbo other folks, however the corrupt, oppressive political construction that has impoverished and subjugated each abnormal citizen without reference to regional or ethnic identification.
“As Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has persistently maintained throughout his publicizes over time, the call for for a referendum and self-determination isn’t an act of hatred in opposition to any staff. It’s an act of common liberation. Freedom is probably the most treasured reward Almighty God gave to humanity, and no human being or synthetic colonial association will have to deny any those who proper.
“We state unequivocally: The Hausa persons are our brothers: IPOB embraces the Hausa country and all oppressed teams within the North with love, mutual recognize, and cohesion. We acknowledge that the common Hausa early life seeks peace, dignity, equivalent rights, and an finish to systemic injustice, simply as we do.
“Measurement is immaterial, each ethnic nationality issues: The proper to self-determination belongs to all indigenous ethnic nationalities trapped inside this monolithic construction, without reference to inhabitants measurement. Whether or not huge or small — be it the Hausa, Kanuri, Tiv, Berom, Nupe, Igala, Jukun, Angas, Bachama, Idoma, Birom, Zuru, Ebira, Gbagyi, Tangale, or Borgu – no staff will have to ever be handled as a minority or made a slave on their ancestral land. Inhabitants density does now not dictate human dignity. Ethno-linguistic indigeneity and the freely expressed will of the folks should be the only real yardstick for governance in Africa. Each unmarried ethnic nationality issues and merits to have its voice heard on how they need to are living and govern themselves.
“Referendum is the democratic trail ahead: Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s stance stays company and uncompromising: a relaxed, the world over supervised referendum is the main democratic mechanism for permitting peoples to freely select their political futures or resolve how any new political association will have to come into life.
“Inside this framework, smaller ethnic nationalities retain complete company to barter voluntary alliances, federate, or construction regional governance techniques that offer protection to their pursuits—drawing upon the modern rules of restructuring and regional autonomy championed all through President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2014 Nationwide Convention (CONFAB).
“As former President Olusegun Obasanjo rightly advocated a twinkling of an eye again, the imported, unworkable Eu fashions of governance have completely failed our continent. The British colonial masters carved up our lands for their very own imperial pursuits, leaving in the back of a dysfunctional framework. It’s now as much as Africans to break away from those chains and construction societies which can be distinctive to our circumstance.
“Now that the early life of the North-West have boldly woken as much as the reality and stood for justice, we are hoping and pray that every one different ethnic nationalities around the nation may even shake off the scales of deception. IPOB stays steadfast along all oppressed peoples within the pursuit of authentic liberation, peace, and mutual recognize for all indigenous ethnic nationalities.”