Biafra Referendum: Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer Bares Thoughts

Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Biafra political activist, Nnamdi Kanu, and the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has questioned why the Nigerian government is not giving calls for Biafra Referendum a greenlight, AllNews reports.

After the UK’s ‘Brexit’ vote in 2016, pro-Biafra activists launched ‘Biafraexit’ on social networking service, Twitter in the style of ‘Brexit’ for a referendum to exit Nigeria.

This newspaper understands that IPOB is demanding separation from Nigeria via a peaceful referendum, as according to them, they have no cultural, religious or social similarities between them and the rest of the West African nation's union. 

Referendum as has been repeatedly conducted in the past in Nigeria, Biafra agitators insist, is now required urgently to ascertain if the indigenous populations of the eastern region still want to be part of Nigeria or become a separate entity.

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Ejimakor via his known Twitter handle on Friday maintained that "since the advent of universal suffrage (many years ago), referendum has become a legal tool for settling weighty political questions".

"Since the advent of universal suffrage, Referendum has become a legal tool for settling weighty political questions," the legal practitioner wrote.

"Nigeria gained Adamawa and lost South Cameroon through referendum & through it, Nigeria created Midwest. But in this day & age, men DIE for merely mentioning it."

Since the advent of universal suffrage, REFERENDUM has become a LEGAL tool for settling weighty political questions. Nigeria gained Adamawa & lost South Cameroon through referendum & through it, Nigeria created Midwest. But in this day & age, men DIE for merely mentioning it.

— aloy ejimakor (@AloyEjimakor) November 20, 2020