No one or group has the right to speak for the entire Ijaw and Niger Delta. Even without a good means of communication, I have been in and out of meetings in our region. I was privileged to meet the Chairman of Ijaw Elders' Council, and I can assure you that what he and I discussed was wonderful. Our unity is a very serious work in progress. Please do not allow social media hustlers dampen your spirit. There are some self-acclaimed elders that do not even know when the real Ijaw elders meet and reach resolution. No true Ijaw elder sermonizes on social media. Our real leaders are too tactical for such ugly manifestation.
Those of you that are careful will have observed that our regions now watch each other's back. Yes, the ultimatum given to the Hausa/Fulani by our Niger Delta forces is a sign that we are too wise to be fooled again. The joint forces that released that ultimatum made it clear that NOTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO MAZI NNAMDI KANU. The likes of Mujahid Dokubo-Asari and my entire team areworking round the clock to ensure that this time nothing scuttles our unity.
Those who still talk about RESTRUCTURING and NIGER DELTA REPUBLIC know whose interest they are protecting. Shame will be their portion by the time we
are done. What we are all working towards achieving is a coalition of our sister regions for the onward birth of Biafra. The coalition shall ensure that each constituent's interest is protected. We shall discuss and discuss until we all reach a consensus. Anyone that is against this workable methodology is an agent of Britain and Hausa/Fulani in the hood.
The concern shown by the coalition of forces in our region to the unjust travails of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu shows that we are together. Furthermore, this concern proves that the Niger Delta indigenous people are significant in the struggle to actualize Biafra. And why not? We are the real owners of Biafra, both as a geographical region and as a name of the 1966 short-lived secession.
Biafra is common to our culturally and religiously related regions. Our own generation in the South-South see no reason why we cannot work with our brothers and sisters in the East and escape together. As I always say when I educate people in various fora, the unity project will be of immense benefit to both regions. The coastal constituents stand to benefit from the corporate activities of the East. We all know that the Igbo will make use of the numerous ports and harbours and ensure that the landlords make enough money.
When we were together before the advent of the imperialists and colonialists, our two regions made so much money from agro-based activities. The coastal areas saw to it that the produce got to buyers by sea. The hinterlands (predominantly Igbo) ensured that the raw materials to be exported were readily available. Now that both regions have oil and other minerals, we see no reason why they cannot reach a GMOU and birth a truly functional nation. Yes, each region can go alone, but we know that will be a harder route. I am happy that our regions have begun to see beyond their noses. I am happy that online self-acclaimed elders who are actually agents of our enemy are losing the battle. Our unity is inescapable.
The formidable forces in our region have done well. We will not fight for emancipation as a divided house. As for those who always say there is a Niger Delta that excludes Abia, Imo, Anambra, Ondo etc, we are beginning to know who you really are. Our unity will shut you all up! My brothers and sisters from the eastern part should begin to disregard those that make divisive posts. I hardly spend a full day at home.
I know what our elders and youths are saying. We are closer than you think. Even without a phone, I was able to meet with a lot of groups in our region. The people that will vote when referendum comes are not on facebook. They are in the market, shops, schools etc. We are too strategic to be stopped. Our unity has become the only way out of oppression and subjugation. The Igbo are the mainstay of the economy of this prison called Nigeria. The South-South produces the resources. Both regions have oil and have been milked dry. It is time to see ourselves as partners. Yes, we need each other. Our youths are beginning to understand. I shall continue to sensitize them. These days, I take my evangelism to very horrible places. I look like a commoner just to get more people on board. Become a Biafra Evangelist today!
Let me end by saying that no elder knew when those strike forces met and decided to warn Nigeria against re-arresting Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. They met and resolved to warn Nigeria and restate their stand on the quit notice as independent coalition. No online elder or activist controls them. I am tired of those who always want to score cheap points online. We know the real elders. We shall continue to meet them. The restoration project is divine. It is a tornado, a hurricane, and a cyclone. Nothing shall stand in the way.
All hail Biafra! All hail Biafra! ALLLLL HAAAAIL BIAAAAAFRA!
RUSSELL Idatoru Bluejack is a thinker, revolutionary writer, university tutor, and socio-economic and political analyst that writes from Port Harcourt.
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