• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Friday, June 27, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

We Are Not Averse To Genuine Restructuring Of Nigeria —- IPOB Leader, Kanu

by Leadership News
1 year ago
in News
IPOB
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has declared his support for genuine restructuring in Nigeria along the lines of the 1963 Constitution.

Advertisement

Speaking through his younger brother, Prince Emmanuel, after a meeting at the Abuja headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS), Kanu said that a holistic restructuring is essential for the country’s progress.

Kanu stated, “We are not averse to the genuine restructuring of the country. We know that the country cannot grow or make progress under the current unworking unitary structure.”

He maintained his demand for a referendum to determine whether the people of Biafra would like to remain part of Nigeria or pursue independence unless opponents of holistic restructuring repent.

He adds, “Our position remains the same as our submission in the presence of Prof. Ben Nwabueze, and Evangelist Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko on 30th August 2017 at the meeting with the South East Governors in Enugu. We have no reason to add or subtract from our position six years ago.

RELATED

DMO To Raise N459bn In Bonds

DMO’s June Bond Auction Attracts 503% Oversubscription

55 seconds ago
AfDB Trains Stakeholders To Combat Illicit Financial Flows, Corruption

AfDB Downgrades Nigeria’s Economic Growth To 3.2%

2 minutes ago

“We reiterate that we are not opposed to a consensual but wholesome restructuring of the country along the 1963 constitution.”

Blaming those who disrupted a 2017 attempt by the Federal Government to reach a truce with him, Kanu pointed out that their actions contributed to the current insecurity in the South East.

He said, “Those who disrupted the 2017 peace process, only engineered and activated the unpleasant experiences of the past three years. Had they allowed the second meeting of September 15th 2017 to hold, meaningful outcome would have been long achieved.

“The unprovoked invasion of my family homestead on September 14th 2017, which led to the untimely death of dozens of citizens and inspired the demise of my parents, created the unsavoury atmosphere that engulfed the region moving forward.”

He outlined conditions for true reconciliation, including the rebuilding of the grossly marginalised South East and the entire Biafra land and the establishment of critical infrastructure such as a viable commercial seaport and functional cargo international airport in the region.

He stressed the need for fairness, justice, and equality and reiterated the demand for a referendum as long as those opposing the restructuring of the country persist.

Kanu stated, “Those determined on riding fellow citizens as donkeys, should understand that their refusal to treat every region fairly, is at the root of our agitation for justice and equality.

“The people of the region desire to be treated fairly and treated right. We stand by our demand for justice, equity and fairness for all. This is our position.”

The IPOB leader, currently in detention at the DSS headquarters since his abduction from Kenya in June 2021, has consistently pursued the restoration of Biafra Republic through non-violent means.

Despite appeals for his release, the Supreme Court, on December 15, 2023, refused to affirm earlier court judgments ordering his immediate and unconditional release.

He adds,”My position has remained unchanged for very many years, regardless of my unjust and unfair incarceration. Our demand for a referendum to determine whether our people will choose to remain in the country that has so unkindly treated us for decades, remains our goal, unless those opposing the wholesome restructuring of the country repent.

“We are resolute because the oppressor leaves us no choice. Since the 1980s and the 1990s, every plea to return the country to the 1963 constitution, has sadly fallen on deaf ears, leaving us no choice than to find any avenue that would guarantee a safe future and better tomorrow for our unborn grandchildren. We have no regrets whatsoever articulating a better future for our progeny.

“Being mocked consistently over our earlier demand for an early return to true federalism and devolution of powers, we saw we had no other choice than to work towards a referendum to determine our future. Our decision and preference for our own country where our children will be fairly treated is as a result of the unacceptable unabating mistreatment since 1966.

” First the horrendous pogroms, then the bitter war, the deliberate disempowerment after the war (the £20 offer), the scorched earth policy and war of attrition viciously visited on our region ever since.

“The deliberate denial of critical federal government-driven basic infrastructure such as a functional commercial seaport, railways, international Airport with cargo wing, dry port (container terminal), greater electricity generation, export free zone and East/West railway and road network that will help our people feel like being truly part of the country, confirms our second class status, which we reject.

“The unkind marginalisation we have suffered as a region since 1970, is only possible because of the centralised structure enabled by the unitary 1999 constitution.

“We remain committed to our demand for a referendum as long as those totally opposed to the restructuring of the country along the lines of true federalism and power devolution continue to resist the cry for a new fair, just and equitable constitution along the lines of the 1963 Republican constitution.

“We will be betraying our people and selling away their future, if we continue to wobble along in this unhelpful 1999 unitary constitution designed and written and given by unelected soldiers.

“I led marches in the UK pleading for a consensual restructuring of the country via a constitutional conference and the enthronement of a new people’s constitution all through the 1990s.

“We were mocked and ridiculed consistently by a small clique of compatriots, who claimed they were born to rule. Their stiff opposition to a peaceful restructuring of the country, made our agitation inevitable. They are simply telling us “to go to hell” and “do our worst.”

“At the meeting with the South East Governors on 30th August 2017, I pleaded with the Governors to plead with Mr President to begin the early restructuring of the country along the lines of true federalism and devolution of power back to the 1963 constitution.

“I also pleaded for affirmative action to expedite immediate construction of the earlier mentioned deliberately denied infrastructure in our region. The response was a vicious military attack to violently eliminate me on the 14th of September 2017, a day before the follow up concluding meeting.”


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

BREAKING NEWS: Nigerians can now earn US Dollars from the comfort of their homes with Ultra-Premium domains, acquire them for as low as $1700 and profit as much as $25,000. Click here to learn how you can earn US Dollars consistently.


Tags: IPOBIPOB LeaderNnamdi Kanu
SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

NAFDAC Initiates New Strategies Against Drug Abuse By Youths

Next Post

Australian Open: Zverev Outlasts Norrie In Five-Set Marathon To Reach Quarterfinals

Leadership News

Leadership News

You May Like

DMO To Raise N459bn In Bonds
Business

DMO’s June Bond Auction Attracts 503% Oversubscription

2025/06/27
AfDB Trains Stakeholders To Combat Illicit Financial Flows, Corruption
Business

AfDB Downgrades Nigeria’s Economic Growth To 3.2%

2025/06/27
10m Children Displaced By 10 Crises Worldwide – Report
News

Save The Children, GSK Seek Grassroots Innovations To Boost Vaccination

2025/06/27
Kwara Varsity Elevates 28 To Professorial Rank
News

Sectarian Clashes: Don Harps On Re-training Of Islamic Scholars

2025/06/27
Reps Have Thoroughly Scrutinised 2025 Budget – Deputy Spokesperson Agbese
News

Ododo’s Wife Collaborates With NDLEA To Fight Against Drug Abuse, Trafficking

2025/06/27
Nasarawa, Shippers Council Partner To Facilitate Export With Inland Dry Port
News

Governor Sule Calls For Resumption Of Oil Drilling In Nasarawa

2025/06/27
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Bears Halt Rally On Equities Market As Investors Lose N307bn

DMO’s June Bond Auction Attracts 503% Oversubscription

AfDB Downgrades Nigeria’s Economic Growth To 3.2%

No Genuine APC Group Joined Atiku — APC G3

Save The Children, GSK Seek Grassroots Innovations To Boost Vaccination

Sectarian Clashes: Don Harps On Re-training Of Islamic Scholars

Ododo’s Wife Collaborates With NDLEA To Fight Against Drug Abuse, Trafficking

Governor Sule Calls For Resumption Of Oil Drilling In Nasarawa

Tiv Group Rejects Alago’s Claim To Yelwata Land

MTN Intensifies Fight Against Drug Abuse With Youth-focused Strategies

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.