SEPTEMBER
4TH 2027
This
week’s edition of Hard Truth will be x-raying the sincerity in the threat by
some faceless lawyers in Anambra state to report Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB to the
court and several international bodies. Our attention have been drawn to some
press statements credited to a group of faceless Nigerian lawyers who claim to
be protecting the right of civilians and therefore have decided to drag IPOB to
court for declaring that they will not participate in any Nigeria organised
elections beginning with the Anambra State election. We shall be looking into
the legality of their threat as learned members of the bar they ought to be,
the planned boycott of Anambra state election and also the illegality of
kicking against it by the supposed lawyers. Once again, Godwin Chinedu,
Odirachinma Ezeobi and Chinenye Chukwu, all of Biafra Reporters welcomes you to
this week edition of HARD TRUTH. Take note, when you talk about election you
talk about the people and when you talk about the people you talk about the
peoples’ mandates; suffrage or franchise. What is election? This is the process
by which the people choose their leader[s] through a secret open ballot system.
Have it in mind that it is not a FORCEFUL process that everyone in that given
society must participate in it; no! Rather this is borne out of passion or
flair in the people to have a representative that will represent their interest
in their socio-economic and socio-political well being of his or her
constituents. The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is a non violent
organization and are not disrupting the elections but boycotting it in
totality. The online English dictionary defines ‘boycott’ as to abstain either
as an individual or group from using, buying or dealing with someone or some
organization as an expression of protest.
Lack
of good conduct and mannerism in this faceless group of lawyers is very
visible; first they have to cite before us where it is stipulated in the
constitution that every adult in the state must participate in an
electioneering process. When you dissect this threat by these faceless
individuals in the Anambra state government payroll, you would understand the
political undertone behind this charade believing that their threat will
frighten IPOB into submission. Do not be surprise that the court will find them
culpable of a fine for bringing false claims and allegation against IPOB.
Recall
that Martin Luther King Jr., during his revolutionary days as an activist
fighting for the rights of the black people in America used civil disobedience
to liberate his people from the clutches of white supremacy. He boycotted the
use of white and black painted bus to work by the blacks if all cannot be
treated equal as in the sight of men and before God; and this worked out
perfectly for him without any form of contradictions or condemnation rather it
awaken the consciousness of men to address that issue at that moment. Election
boycott is a legitimate form of civil disobedience to use when the citizens
feel they have being abandoned by the government of the day all along.
Boycotting the elections simply means you are not engaging the government in
arms struggle rather registering your displeasure with the government in a
civilized form. Many social and political reformists views this method as the
peaceful option to avoid bloodshed of the innocent. Rather than engage in any
form of violence, the people have decided to stay away from all government
activities in order to disclose their displeasure with the status quo. Civil
disobedience is internationally recognized as an instrument of power that
belongs to the people which can be effectively used against any oppressive
regime. It is disheartening that the Nigerian media outlets are writing and
giving reports which indicate that they are biased and paid agents employed to tarnish
the efforts of IPOB in the quest for the restoration of Biafra.
Most
times, I wonder if those journalists and commentators are truly educated as
they claim; Nnamdi Kanu did not say that election will not hold in Biafra land
nor did he say that the people of Biafra are going to disrupt election in
Biafra land. Nnamdi Kanu clearly said that his people are going to boycott
every Nigeria organized elections in any part of Biafra land until a date for
referendum is given. IPOB does not intend to disrupt the elections in whatever
form. The false claim of disruption as stated by the group of faceless lawyers
is to antagonize IPOB but they will fail woefully. It is advisable for them to
come up with superior reasoning instead of issuing unnecessary threats. The
peoples’ right to vote can be measured as suffrage or franchise to which I will
discuss a bit further. What is suffrage? ‘Suffrage’ means the right or chance
an adult have to vote and express an opinion or participates in a decision
concerning them in a given country; this can also be attributed to be a vote in
deciding a particular question. ‘Franchise’ is the right to vote at a public
election or referendum. So when you digest and dissect the meaning and outcome
of those words, you will agree with me that the power lies in the people to
decide and not a few individuals who parade themselves as faceless lawyers. The
people here is the government and it is the people who decide who represents
them and not Governor Willie Obiano and his paid lawyers.
Without
wasting much time on the meaning and legality of the boycott order from Mazi
Nnamdi Kanu which comrade Chinenye Chukwu had factually explained, I will like
to at once take on the morality, the sincerity of such threat from the
so-called lawyers. It remains clear in the minds of Biafrans; the massacre that
took place in Anambra state on May 30th 2016, when our people were mowed down
with guns and ammunition that found their way into the hands of heartless
Hausa/Fulani BokoHaram in army uniform and well supervised by the federal
forces.
The
killing took place right in Anambra state and many lost their lives while
thousands were injured. Like I said, the incident which evidences still abound
even Amnesty International confirmed same but the lawyers from hell are till
date not found condemning such heinous crime not to talk of dragging the
perpetrators to any local court here in Nigeria. These same lawyers are jumping
up today claiming to be protectors of human right. Are protectors of human
right not supposed to protect human life as the basic of human right? A
lifeless body has no business with right to freedom of expression and what have
you. Are the learned counsels that are dreaming of dragging IPOB to court not
aware of the fundamental human rights? Were they on holiday in London when the
massacre against Biafrans took place? If so, what was their response as they
came back to Nigeria?
Which
is more important? The blood of innocent Anambarians that was shed on the
streets of Nkpor for no just cause or the ambitions of corrupt politicians who
seeks our mandate in order to continue milking us dry and shoot at us at any
slightest provocation? On a personal note, I am not adding my opinion against
these shameless lawyers of Willie Obiano for dreaming of dragging IPOB to court
rather I am more baffled of their claim of fighting for the rights of the
people. They have proven from their body language that they are doing the
biddings of their masters. They laugh when they are instructed and force tears
down their cheeks when they are instructed. They lack the moral justification
to claim to be fighting for human rights while they all went on holiday while
Biafrans were massacred in their own land for no reason.
It is laughable that some unscrupulous agents
who claim to be legal advocates are so clueless about the tenets of democracy
but what do you expect in this contraption called Nigeria where people go to
school for six months and go on strike for the next three and half year. That
is why they end up producing lawyers “who cannot even defend their call to the
bar” just like we have seen in the action of this group of faceless Nigerian
lawyers in Anambra state. I will start by correcting the impression of these
Anambra lawyers, our only objective is the restoration of Biafra. We want to be
addressed as Biafrans first before referring to me as an Anambarian, come to
think of it who are the so called Anambarian that those incompetent lawyers are
representing? I am an Anambarian, I hail from Nneobi Idemili L.G.A, and I can
confirm to everyone that our people are very glad to hear that our leader Mazi
Nnamdi Kanu granted our request on boycotting the November 18th governorship
election. Participating in elections under the fantastically corrupt system in
Nigeria violates our human right and that of the entire Biafra people. Also, I
want to remind those brown envelope lawyers who are speaking for themselves and
not me and our good people here in Anambra state. We voted for Mr. Peter Obi
under this same evil contraption but he connived with the federal government
and killed our people at Ezu River. Not too long ago, we witnessed the killing
of Biafrans in Ozublu by the same Hausa/Fulani BokoHaram in army uniform.
Willie Obiano expects us to vote but he cannot be bold enough to tell the world
the truth of what really transpired in Ozubulu on that Sunday morning, he is
busy aiding and abating these terrorists because the Nigeria government has
terrorised him to a state of coma. Now you can see for yourself who is actually
violating our right as a people; the Nigerian government asking us to vote or
our leader who has always represented our collective interest? I also want to
remind them that in a democracy, election boycott remains a civil way to
protest or make your demands known. The entire people of Biafra (Anambra state
included) came together and decided not to participate in any election
organised by the Nigeria government, this we presented to our leader Mazi
Nnamdi Kanu. Those saying that Nnamdi Kanu is boycotting Anambra state election
are mistaken because it is the will of the people of Biafra in making a clear
demand for a date of referendum to put to rest the argument that the unity of a
failed state as Nigeria is not negotiable. I am very glad when I heard they filed
a case at the AU, EU and UN against IPOB, I cannot wait for the case to be
called up so we will as always expose to world the mess in Nigeria judiciary.
Edited by Chima Onyekachi
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