According facts emerging from a secret meeting held with Buhari
and some Northern leaders early this month, he told the Northern leaders that
there’s a serious pressure on him, to obey the UN Charter on self
determination, and release Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally, and that he should stop
violating his fundamental human rights alongside rights of other Biafra
agitators held in different Nigerian jails, by also releasing them
unconditionally, as well as allow for a UN monitored referendum to test if the
people of Biafra wish to continue with Nigeria or not.
He also told them that international community said that they
have enough evidence that him (Buhari) and his government is violating the
fundamental human rights of Biafrans by using brutal force on Biafrans during
peaceful protests and rallies.
He also told the Northern leaders that if nothing is done right
now, that one day, the North will wake up and lose all the assets of Nigeria to
Biafra, that there may soon be a UN statement on issue of Biafra and the violation
of their fundamental human rights, which may result in a call for Biafra
referendum.
According to the source, that after their deliberations, Buhari
told the Northern leaders that he will only allow Biafra to go on one
condition, and that the condition according to him, is that the oil producing
area of Niger Delta will be carved out and allowed to remain in Nigeria. Then,
only the Igbo speaking states of South East will be allowed to go as Biafra.
Also, that all the national assets such as refineries, sea
ports, airports, telecomm, etc, belonging to federal government, especially
those located within the Biafran territory, must be completely sold off before
the referendum will be allow to take place.
So, before the Biafra referendum will come, expect that all the
critical assets of federal government within the Biafra territory are going to
be sold off. This is the latest plan of Buhari. One wonders if this was indeed
one of the plans that led to negotiations to sell off some FG assets, perhaps only
those located in Biafran region of the country.
From this information, it is crystal clear that the only thing
binding the leadership of the North to one Nigeria is the oil in the Niger
Delta region. So, this close discussion will open a lot issues about what
Nnamdi Kanu and many Biafrans have said all along that oil is the issue and not
the interest of the people of Biafran region.
Now, the ball will be on the court of UN and international
community to determine who wants to go or join the rest of Biafra by asking the
will of the people of Biafran region to be fully expressed.
Another thing is that once these are done, subsequent
negotiations will begin to take place and a lot more will be at stake for both
parties. But if this report is really authentic as we could tell from the
source of the information, then Nigeria is finally breaking up and Biafra will
be a free republic of her own.
History will be made for generations to come. It
is not going to be an easy task but a tedious one that will break hearts and
pyschology of many on both sides of the divide. But a new chapter would be
opened for two new countries that would thrive along side each other as
neighbours and hopefully peaceful without rancour and strife
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