Dokubo Declares Self Leader of New Biafra

An ex-militant in the Niger Delta region, Alhaji Mujahid Asari
Dokubo, has proclaimed a new Biafra and announced himself as the
leader of the new “Biafra de facto customary government.”

In a statement issued by one Uche Mefor, described as the Head
of Information and Communication of the Customary Government,
Dokubo cited “injustice and marginalisation” on the Igbo found in
various zones of the country as the reason for his aspiring for a
“better life for his people.”

The statement also named George Onyibe as Secretary of the group
and Emeka Esiri as the officer in charge of its legal matters.

Dokubo, according to the statement, also vowed that the new body
would take care of the current insecurity challenges faced by the
Igbo as well as focusing on science and technology to make life
easier for the people.

According to him, in the efforts to achieve the set goals, the
‘government’ shall never go into war with anybody.

In the same vein, he reiterated the customary government’s
determination to take care of the needs of the people.

Dokubo listed the proposed government’s paramount agenda as
comprising security by “securing the lives and properties of our
people, we are going to invest everything we have in science and
technology to increase the scientific and technological
discoveries, fabrications and making life easier for our people
through science and technology”.

“We are going to pursue vigorously the education of our people,
we are going to make sure that we feed ourselves.

“You are all aware of the recent plot where they decided to stop
food from the north. They failed woefully, they will continue to
fail.

The government of Biafra States will look to make sure that we
only eat what we can produce.

“Nobody can stop us. Nobody can blockade us as they did in the
first war. We’re not going to fight any war with anybody, we’re
walking to freedom.

“We will not shoot any gun with them, they will prepare their
weapon but they will have nobody to kill with their weapon”.

“We as people have resolved that as Biafra,; it’s time for us to
take our destiny in our hands and bring freedom to ourselves and
our children and the generation of Biafrans yet unborn.

“I hesitate a little but I thank God that it’s time for us to do
our duty and our service to motherland, I have accepted this role.
I have dedicated my life a hundred per cent to play this role.

“My first act today in taking this position is to name those who
would be on the driver’s seat to navigate through this period of
tempest, this period of uncertainty with me.

“I want to call on our brother, George Onyibe to come on board
to join as the secretary of the de facto customary government of
the State of Biafra. He will take care of the administrative, day
to day administration of the Biafra State.

“I also call on our brother Emeka Emeka Esiri to take care of
the legal needs of this nascent government.

“My brothers and sisters, the four of us will kick start the
process, others will come on board. We want volunteers who are
committed, we want volunteers because there is nothing anymore. We
are the people who have volunteered to salvage ourselves and the
rest of us.

“I also call on Biafrans in the various province of the Biafra
nations in Aba, Abakaliki, Anang, Awka, Calabar, Degema, Eket,
Nsukka, Ogoja, Oji River, Okigwe, Onitsha, Opobo, Orlu, Owerri,
Port Harcourt, Umuahia, Uyo and Yenagoa province.

“We are going to proceed to set up provincial structures of
government starting with provincial assemblies and provincial
governance and administrators.

“Let nobody be mistaking that a Biafra will be worse than
Nigeria. There is nothing that will be worse than what we are
facing today in Nigeria”.

An ex-militant in the Niger Delta region, Alhaji Mujahid Asari
Dokubo, has proclaimed a new Biafra and announced himself as the
leader of the new “Biafra de facto customary government.”

In a statement issued by one Uche Mefor, described as the Head
of Information and Communication of the Customary Government,
Dokubo cited “injustice and marginalisation” on the Igbo found in
various zones of the country as the reason for his aspiring for a
“better life for his people.”

The statement also named George Onyibe as Secretary of the group
and Emeka Esiri as the officer in charge of its legal matters.

Dokubo, according to the statement, also vowed that the new body
would take care of the current insecurity challenges faced by the
Igbo as well as focusing on science and technology to make life
easier for the people.

According to him, in the efforts to achieve the set goals, the
‘government’ shall never go into war with anybody.

In the same vein, he reiterated the customary government’s
determination to take care of the needs of the people.

Dokubo listed the proposed government’s paramount agenda as
comprising security by “securing the lives and properties of our
people, we are going to invest everything we have in science and
technology to increase the scientific and technological
discoveries, fabrications and making life easier for our people
through science and technology”.

“We are going to pursue vigorously the education of our people,
we are going to make sure that we feed ourselves.

“You are all aware of the recent plot where they decided to stop
food from the north. They failed woefully, they will continue to
fail.

The government of Biafra States will look to make sure that we
only eat what we can produce.

“Nobody can stop us. Nobody can blockade us as they did in the
first war. We’re not going to fight any war with anybody, we’re
walking to freedom.

“We will not shoot any gun with them, they will prepare their
weapon but they will have nobody to kill with their weapon”.

“We as people have resolved that as Biafra,; it’s time for us to
take our destiny in our hands and bring freedom to ourselves and
our children and the generation of Biafrans yet unborn.

“I hesitate a little but I thank God that it’s time for us to do
our duty and our service to motherland, I have accepted this role.
I have dedicated my life a hundred per cent to play this role.

“My first act today in taking this position is to name those who
would be on the driver’s seat to navigate through this period of
tempest, this period of uncertainty with me.

“I want to call on our brother, George Onyibe to come on board
to join as the secretary of the de facto customary government of
the State of Biafra. He will take care of the administrative, day
to day administration of the Biafra State.

“I also call on our brother Emeka Emeka Esiri to take care of
the legal needs of this nascent government.

“My brothers and sisters, the four of us will kick start the
process, others will come on board. We want volunteers who are
committed, we want volunteers because there is nothing anymore. We
are the people who have volunteered to salvage ourselves and the
rest of us.

“I also call on Biafrans in the various province of the Biafra
nations in Aba, Abakaliki, Anang, Awka, Calabar, Degema, Eket,
Nsukka, Ogoja, Oji River, Okigwe, Onitsha, Opobo, Orlu, Owerri,
Port Harcourt, Umuahia, Uyo and Yenagoa province.

“We are going to proceed to set up provincial structures of
government starting with provincial assemblies and provincial
governance and administrators.

“Let nobody be mistaking that a Biafra will be worse than
Nigeria. There is nothing that will be worse than what we are
facing today in Nigeria”.