BIAFRA IS NOT A NATION, IT IS A COUNTRY WITH A CONGLOMERATION OF FREE NATIONS
There are many concerns about Biafra and the place of the large Igbo ethnic group and the other ethnic groups found in Biafra.
Many have expressed fear of having a similitude of Nigeria in Biafra. They fear that in Biafra, Igbo will replace the Hausa Fulani of Nigeria who dominates everyone and monopolises everything.
They made themselves automatically the largest tribe even though they're not and used that to dictate how others should live and control the destinies of their neighbors.
The Igbo in the other hand has been a stumbling block to the advancement of Fulani encroachment in the south of the zoo called Nigeria. Now, many non Igbos in Biafra fear that Igbo might just be clamoring for Biafra so they won't have any other large ethnic group to contend with so they can oppress the smaller groups in the restored country.
But my question is how come Igbo didn't oppress anyone before the coming of the men in white skin?
How come before Lugard showed up the largeness of Igbo ethnicity didn't matter to the ijaw man at the coast.
How come they didn't fight us in any war and never had any reason to?
The Igbo man may have his shortcomings, we all do, but that is not to say that it is for the oppression of the other ethnic groups.
Yes, I know you want to talk about the civil war and before it where ijaws, Ibibio, ogoni etc were sharing same region with Igbo that they were oppressed. Well, maybe it is true. I said maybe because I can't start defending Igbo or accusing them right now, it's unnecessary but what is necessary to note is that we were all being manipulated by the West at the time, both the Igbo and others. What is political will be said to be tribal and so on. I prefer to look before the manipulators (Britain) came.
Everything was dependent on the structures. The structure of Biafra and the relationship of Biafran nations were different from the structure the British imposed on us. The British system was a total bullshit and a misnomer compared to the system we operated before they came.
In Biafra, we are not used to taking orders from one man somewhere, most especially when he is not even from our community. We only trusted our communal or clan systems. This is why, even though Bonny, okrika, kalabari, Akassa and Opobo are all ijaw clans/kingdoms they had reasons to engage themselves in warfare when they disagreed. We were that loyal to our clans. As it was among ijaws so it was among Igbos and other ethnic groups in Biafra, everyone was loyal only to their clan structures. They only get to the national structures when they're faced with outside and powerful forces attempting to conquer them all like in the case of the ijaw war against Britain led by the Akassa (Nembe) King where Britain was beaten in the sea and they regretted ever attempting to combat ijaws in the sea.
Now, back to our topic. I have given this analysis so as to explain that we had our own structures and systems established in Biafra before the man in white skin forced us into an unholy union with strangers.
Biafra failed the first time to restore her glory (in the 1960s) because we were using the wrong structures to operate a Biafra that is used to a unique system of government. A kind of government where no one is truly king but every man is king in his own house.
When we say we want to restore Biafra, we don't mean to restore Ojukwu's Biafra of 1960s but a Biafra with the original structures of our forefathers with a little modifications to fit into today's world. Since our forefathers never had reason to fight Igbos under the ancient structures and we never had reason to fight ibibios why should we if we follow the system put in place by our forefathers?
Ojukwu's Biafra was only a stepping stone but not the real deal. Ojukwu's Biafra didn't have Idoma, Igede, Igala etc but ours does because we are following the real structures and carrying all our brothers together.
THE STRUCTURE
The Biafra we are restoring shall see to it that:
1. Every ethnic group is recognized as a nation of her own with hundred percent control of her resources.
2. She speak her language freely without anyone forcing them to speak any other languages within their nations but to speak English generally as that is what everyone understands now.
3. No nation will be forced to be joined to another nation if the other nation feel uncomfortable and wants to be alone even though they speak a similar tongue like in the case of Iwhuruonha (Ikwerre) and Igbo or Isoko and Urhobo
4. Biafra is a conglomeration of free nations bound together by destiny to transform Africa and restore the dignity of blackman all over the globe.
Tari Nemi is a revolutionary writer and a refined teacher who writes from the heart of coastal Biafra
5. There shall be National Legislatures for each Nation that make up the State of Biafra.
(a) The Powers of the National Legislature shall devolve from the Nation of Biafra and guaranteed by the Parliament of Biafra.
(b) The head of each National Legislature and by virtue, head of government business pertaining to that region, shall be called the Premier, who will be elected by members of the respective National Legislature who will in turn be elected by the people in a party based national elections.
(c) There will be a National Legislature for each Nation that makes up Biafra, for example the Igala National Legislature.
(d) The National Legislatures shall have 100% control over all natural resources found within its boundaries.
(e) National Legislatures shall have full financial/fiscal autonomy pertaining to the internal workings of that nation.
(f) The National Legislature shall have full right to exercise fiscal autonomy over the economic affairs of the region.
(g) The National Legislatures shall have the Right to Self Determination. This right shall be exercised through a Referendum of the people in an election. If 2/3 of the people of a particular Nation are in support and agrees to leave then they MUST be allowed to exit the union peacefully.
Such a Referendum shall be ratified by the State of Biafra Parliament for formality sake.
(h) The National Legislature shall have the powers to break away from the union and exist independently from the State of Biafra or they can vote to join with another nation to become one larger Legislature.
6. All Nations of the People of Biafra shall have District Assemblies depending on population size and geographical spread.
(a) The Powers of the District Assembly shall devolve from the National Legislature
(b) There shall be the office of the Mayor with an administrative Council in each
District/Province.
(c) The Mayor shall be elected by the people in a regional election.
(d) The District Assembly members shall be elected on a fixed term.
7. Any part of Biafraland can vote through a Referendum to leave the union of the State of Biafra if 2/3 of the people and 2/3 of the members of Parliament of the Nation are in support and agree to leave. Such a Referendum shall be ratified by the Biafra Parliament for formality sake.
8. National indigenous language(s) shall be the language of business in respective National Legislature.
FISCAL AUTONOMY & NATURAL RESOURCE CONTROL
1. Every Nation in Biafraland shall have full ownership of all natural resources found within their Region, for example the oil and gas found in Izon land belongs to the Izon Nation, the gas, coal and oil found in Ala-Igbo belongs to the Ala-Igbo Nation. The same applies to every nation in Biafraland.
(a) There shall be no individual ownership of natural resource assets in Biafraland because they are Commonwealth and belongs to all the people of the nation where they are found. Individuals may own shares and equity in mining and exploration companies but the practice of a person owning oil wells will be explicitly prohibited in every part of Biafraland.
(b) Proceeds accruing from the sale of all natural resources shall be used solely for the development of the nation from where the resources are found.
(c) Companies engaged in the prospecting of natural resources in Biafraland shall pay royalties to the treasury of the National Legislature of the nation from where the natural resources are found.
(d) Mining companies of all exportable natural resources in Biafraland shall pay operational tax accruing, to the Central Government of Biafra ring-fenced for the infrastructural development of the whole of Biafraland.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/ FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
1. Elected officials and civil servants shall not operate foreign bank accounts and shall not
own properties outside of Biafraland.
2. All employed persons and companies shall pay tax.
3. Compulsory public declaration of assets by civil servants and political office holders before assumption of office. Failure to do so will result in dismissal from office, fine and prosecution.
4. Civil and public servants shall be precluded from engaging in private sector business while still in active service.
5. There shall be free movement of persons, goods and services within Biafran territories.
6. Every adult of a working age or above 18 must complete an annual tax returns to the Revenue
Department.
EDUCATION
1. Education shall be free and compulsory up to OND level or it’s vocational equivalent.
Parents that fail to send their children to school without valid reason shall be prosecuted.
2. Every child under the age of 12 years shall be the ward of State. Their welfare up to
National Primary Health Care provision shall be the responsibility of the State only where parents opt of the scheme and can demonstrate income to cater for the needs of the children under his/her care.
3. Children of civil servants and public office holders shall attend public schools nearest to their place of residence. Children of Ministers of State are barred from studying abroad. Should any Minister desire to send their children abroad for studies, they are expected to first resign from their position as public servants before doing so.
HEALTH CARE
1. There shall be a unified subsidised public health care system across Biafraland subject to availability of funding.
2. The Health Services Commission shall be responsible for the public health care system.
3. To make sure that critical infrastructures are developed and maintained, foreign medical tourism or treatment by elected government officials and civil servants will be prohibited. Any Minister or political office holder whether elected or appointed must first resign from their position should they wish to embark upon foreign travel for the purposes of securing medical treatment.
NATIONAL AND SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT
1. There shall be a 75years Biafraland development plan which shall focus both on Infrastructural and Societal Development.
2. Human Capital Development not natural resources shall be priority in the implementation of the 75year development plan.
3. The use of electric generators with the exception of emergency agencies like hospitals, police, ambulance, fire service and defence headquarters will be prohibited in Biafraland. Those dealing in electric generators will be encouraged to get involved in power generation and distribution.
4. A Public Accounts Commission shall be put in place which shall verify every government approved contracts and make same public. Every government contract or project involving the use of public funds must be published in a government journal and made public. Every contract bidding process must be held in the open.
5. Employment, Food, Clothing and Shelter are Fundamental Rights of every Biafran citizen and any national government that fails to meet agreed set targets will be dissolved and fresh elections called.
6. High youth unemployment above 10% of the employable adult population will trigger automatic resignation of the Biafran Prime Minister. Deterioration of Road infrastructure shall be a ground for the resignation of a Mayor. Irregular electricity supply shall constitute grounds for the resignation of a Premier.
7. Child Labour like street hawking and other forms of child employment shall be prohibited and offenders prosecuted.
8. Discrimination in whatever form shall be prohibited and offenders liable for prosecution.
9. Bribery and corruption shall be prohibited, both givers and takers of bribe shall be prosecuted.
10. All Biafran districts, cities, towns and villages shall have indigenous and native names as prescribed by our progenitors.
11. Special assistance shall be provided to people with disability in Biafra and it would be against the law to discriminate against disabled or physically challenged persons.
12. Electricity and water supply are fundamental rights of Biafrans and must be uninterrupted.
13. The Calabar, Eket, Warri, Igweocha, Oneh and Onitsha seaports shall be upgraded to modern international standard.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
1. The Police shall not be routinely armed neither are they allowed to carry guns on the streets of Biafra and when not on duty must be on civilian clothing, it shall be purely a civilian service dedicated to serving the interest of safeguarding lives and properties of Biafra.
2. There shall be no Police Barracks in Biafraland. Police officers shall go to work from their homes or places of residence as every other civilian.
3. On no account shall the military be deployed on the streets of Biafraland to deal with internal civil unrest. Every internal law enforcement situation will be dealt with by the police.
4. There shall be no Police check points, rather the police shall patrol the highways and street of Biafra in Police vehicles.
5. Special armed Police Response Units and Air Ambulance Units shall be established.
6. All arrests and searches of private property must be by authority of the Magistrates. Where an arrest is made without such authority, the Police must inform a Magistrate within one (1) hour
of an arrest.
7. If an arrest is made during Emergency period, the Magistrate must be notified within 24 hours of the arrest.
8. All prosecuting powers shall be vested in the Office of the District Attorney and the Department of Justice. The Police must present all accused persons before a competent court of law with jurisdiction to hear such matters. If the Police and Directorate of Justice are found to be have connived to delay the arraignment of an accused person on time, they will be summarily dismissed from their positions and prosecuted.
9. The National Bureau of investigation has the power to arrest and investigate in accordance with the law but cannot prosecute an offender.
10. There shall be an independent Ethics Commission within the Police authority which shall report to the office of the Attorney General.
11. Accused persons must be charged to court within 48hours of their arrest
12. Bail of arrested persons must be free.
13. The relation or next of Kin of an arrested person must be notified of the arrest within 2 hours of an arrest and a lawyer for the arrested person must be present before interrogation. Where the arrested person cannot afford a lawyer, the State MUST provide a lawyer for him/her.
MILITARY
1. Biafra Military shall comprise of the Army, the Air Force, the Navy and Coast Guard
2. The duty of the military shall be to defend the territorial integrity of the State of Biafra against external aggression.
3. The military shall not be seen outside the barracks in military wears/uniform or carrying guns except during external emergencies and external national security threat.
4. The Military shall not be deployed or mobilised to deal with internal civil issues and unrests. Only the Biafra Parliament and respective National Legislature has the right to vote to levy war.
5. Outside the confines of military barracks every military personnel is effectively a civilian and must not indicate or identify who they are by their military rank unless under interrogation by the Police.
JUDICIARY
1. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature of Biafra government.
2. The trial of offenders in criminal trials must be by Jury and not by one Magistrate or Judge deciding the fate of an accused person as this leads to miscarriage of justice.
3. Criminal cases must be concluded within 3 weeks.
4. Fundamental freedom of press, personal opinion, speech and of association shall be protected under the law. It shall be prohibited in law for a journalist, broadcaster or public commentator to be arrested or prosecuted for criticising the government, her policies or State agents.
ENVIRONMENT
1. To protect our environment, Gas flaring and oil spillage shall be an offence
2. Use of firewood shall be phased out and every building shall have gas pipelines for uninterrupted gas supply to all household
3. Our polluted farmlands and rivers shall be cleaned up preserved and protected.
4. The natural village settlement shall be protected.
OTHER PROVISIONS
1. Biafran Government shall provide free oil and gas to Oduduwa and Arewa nations to aid their
development. This shall be reviewed every 5 years by the Biafra Parliament.
2. There shall be no noise pollution, no sirens, no police escorts and no convoys.
3. Only Emergency vehicles such as Ambulances, Fire Service and Police cars may use sirens when on emergency duties.
4. Heads of foreign governments visiting Biafra may have two (2) front outriders in front and one or two Police cars behind but without sirens.
5. In times of Emergency only emergency services and Agencies shall be mobilized and deployed.
6. CAVEAT EMPTOR
Nations are free to merge and de-merge within Biafraland and Nations that are not within Biafraland are allowed to join Biafra and be part of it as long as the indigenous people of that nation decide through a referendum. For example; Should Bini Indigenous People want to be part of Biafra, the indigenous of Bini will decide if they really want to join through referendum and that they are
willing to abide by the laws and rules governing Biafra.
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