Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio –cultural organization, has dissociated itself from the activities of the Biafra agitators, who had been protesting in many cities in the South East and South –South, saying that Biafra died in 1970 with the surrender by General Philip Effiong, to the Nigerian troops. At least for the very first time a strong message is being passed by the Igbo elite organization in the face of renewed agitation by youths for the state of Biafra.
This indication emerged Friday in Awka from the chairman, Forum of State Presidents of Ohaneze in the seven Igbo –speaking states, Dr. Chris Eluomunoh, who said that no right thinking person would support what he called the madness by some youths, who were being deceived to engage in something they cannot finish.
He said: “You will notice that Ohaneze has been very silent on the issue of Biafra insurgency, though the youth wing of Ohaneze has been speaking on it. Ohaneze, as the Igbo cultural group, cannot support Biafra and we dissociate ourselves from it totally.
-Emmanuel Ikechukwu
