Buhari Finally Announces His Plan For Biafra As He Returns To Nigeria

President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has publicly come clean
about his plan for the Biafra agitators clamouring for
secession from Nigeria.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari today foreclosed
any chance for a referendum as a path to bring healing
and closure to the vexing issue of Biafra according to
Sahara Reporters.
He made the statement during a media event in New
York City at the end of his visit to the United States as
the leader of Nigeria’s delegation to the 71th United
Nations’ General Assembly. The president stated that
the choice left for Biafran activists is to form a political
party that would advance their interest within the
Nigerian democratic space.
The president’s advice to Biafrans activists came a day
after commercial activities in some key cities in the
South East, and South-South of Nigeria were grounded
following a stay at home order from the Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB ). There were also protests in
various cities around the world by Biafran activists
demanding the release from prison of IPOB’s leader, Mr.
Nnamdi Kanu.
In recent past, the president had been dismissive of
Biafran agitators as kids who did not see the Biafra-
Nigeria Civil War. A few weeks ago, while speaking to
Youth Corp members who visited him at his country
home in Daura, the president pressed on them to ask
their friends to forget Biafra.
Buhari also used the opportunity offered by the media
event to outline the accomplishments of his trip to the
General Assembly. He stated that Nigeria was well
represented at various meetings held as part of the
General Assembly.
President Buhari talked about Nigeria’s signing of the
Paris Climate Change Accord and progress made at the
Chad Basin conference. He announced that the US and
the UK pledged over $300 million dollars to support the
efforts of his government. Accompanying the president
to the event were the governors of Lagos and Zamfara
states. Other government officials present were
ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice, Defence, Internal
Affairs and other top government officials.
Buhari departed New York for Abuja after the press
conference.