Biafra we stand, not Igbo presidency –BIG

 

David Onwuchekwa,  Nnewi 

The Biafran Internal Government (BIG) Elders-in-Council, yesterday, faulted the decision of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and some  politicians  in the region advocating for Nigeria’s president of Igbo extraction.

The council stated this in a communiqué made available to Daily Sun after its plenary session in Owerri.

BIG said it was an Igbo man, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe that fought for the  independence of Nigeria in 1960, but was not  trusted to rule the country.

“As the Governor- General before Nigeria’s  independence, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was  to  head the government, but he was betrayed by the same people he liberated through the efforts of Britain, and he was made a  ceremonial president, thus ceding all powers to Alhaji Tafawa Balewa, a  Fulaniman whom they (Britain)  trusted to work with,” the group said.

BIG expressed the fear that  two things were likely to happen in the country, either the Fulani with the support of Britain and multinational companies involved in lucrative contracts in Nigeria  would eventually succeed in their alleged planned conquest of the whole country or Niger Area, or the country would break into  six independent countries in no distant time, “which may result in waste of lives  and properties, if not properly handled.”