THE ERA OF DIVIDE AND RULE IS OVER, SOUTH EAST/SOUTH SOUTH ARE ALL BIAFRANS.

The persistent rumors spreading everywhere by some people about the South-East seeking for the South-South region's crude oil have been the order of the day. Some people strongly believe that the South-East people will solemnly depend on the South-South's crude oil for survival after referendum. According to them, this has been the only reason why the South-East people included the South-South region in the Biafra map.

They must understand that, the people of the South-East are well known all over the world as a highly resourceful and hardworking people who have never depended, and will never depend on crude oil in order to survive. They have survived in the hands of Britain and Nigeria without crude oil for thousands of years till date all because of their resourcefulness and hardworking. Therefore, it would be regarded as an affront to them, if an unscrupulous politico or an uninformed person says otherwise.

The "Divide and Rule" strategy as well as the Promise and Fail tactic of the British-Nigeria government have really eaten up the brains of some of our people in the South-South region. Sometimes, I wonder if they will ever change the way they reason once and for all. What surprises me the most is that they strongly believe that with their oil, they can survive on their own. Well, nobody is disputing that, but it also indisputable that we all are to a large extent dependent on each other for survival economically i must say.

The ego and pride imbued in some of them have made them to believe that they can govern themselves or be on their own as a nation. All they understand, all they ever think of is nothing but the oil in their land. This particular concept can never be of any good to them instead, it would worsen their present situation if they ever continue to think like that. One cannot live by bread alone.

Those set of uninformed individuals should have known by now that the entire people of the South-South and South-East share the same value-system of government, culture, religion, and historical ties. They also need to reminded that the South-East region also has crude oil in most of her states in Biafra land. Therefore, I am hereby advising them to repress their ego and pride and follow the moving train heading towards their everlasting comfort zone, the land of the rising sun which they originated from.

It is also important to note here that, when Biafra is restored, every province will control their resources without interference, and if any region desire to secede from Biafra, there will be a provision for referendum so that such people can do so without passing through the kind of hurdles we are passing through now.

We, the Indigenous People of Biafra under the leadership of Nnamdi Kanu are once again using this medium to inform our brothers and sisters in the South-South region that we are not forcing anybody to become a citizen of Biafra neither are we including them in Biafra because of their oil. We are kit and kin.  All we need is to choose via a well organised referendum, where to belong, Biafra or the damnable contraption called Nigeria.

Long live the Republic of Biafra
Long live Nnamdi Kanu
Long live the Indigenous People of Biafra and the lovers of freedom.

IN CHI UKWU OKIKE ABIAMA (ALMIGHTY GOD) WE TRUST.

Written By Nwankwo Ikenna
Published By Chijindu Benjamin Ukah