Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Richard Akinjide who wasonce a Minister of Education in the First Republic and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation in the Second Republic has said Biafra is nothing buta joke and 95ercent of Nigerians are against it. He described the call forBiafra as a big joke and nothing but a senseless move and whoever is callingfor it must be having a big fun. Chief made this known while discussing withLeke Baiyewu.
Recently, some protesters rose up in some parts of thecountry to call for Biafra. What is your take on the new call for secession?
Calling for Biafra now is a big joke and it is senseless.Biafra resulted in a three-year war, which Nigeria fought and won. Nobody canbring it back. Anybody talking of Biafra now must be having a big fun; thatperson is not serious.
Some are alleging marginalisation and exclusion fromgovernment. What do you think could have made a section of the country to riseup for secession?
If you are excluded or you are marginalised, you can sort itout in elections. Vote in accordance with your conscience. That does not meanBiafra, which is dead and buried, should be brought back. I don’t see Nigeriasupporting Biafra again. We have created states and those who supported andfought for Biafra have been in government, why do you want it to come back? Ihave met a lot of people who supported Biafra and are against Biafra now; theywon’t support it. Overwhelming (number of) Nigerians – 90 per cent, if not 95 –will not support it, which is nonsense.
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