Fantastically corrupt: IPOB reacts, blasts Nigerian leaders
– The Indigenous People of Biafra reacted to David Cameron’s comment that “Nigeria is fantastically corrupt”
– Uche Mefor, the deputy leader of IPOB, said that he totally agreed with Cameron
– The group stated that the only way out is for its members to intensify efforts to restore Biafra
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted to a statement credited to David Cameron, the British prime minister, that “Nigeria is fantastically corrupt”.
Vanguard reports that Uche Mefor, the deputy leader of IPOB, has noted in a recent press statement that he totally agrees with Cameron.
Stressing that Nigeria as a nation is too corrupt, IPOB stated that the only way out is for the members to intensify efforts to restore Biafra.
The group also expressed optimism that the ongoing struggle for the restoration of Biafra republic would surely come to pass and when restored, would outlive the existing Nigeria and its people.
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“We members of IPOB worldwide under leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the director of Radio Biafra, accuse Nigerian leaders of hallucinating–Biafra predates you and your Nigeria, Biafra will outlive you and Nigeria.”
“Nigerians are as corrupt as those they are prosecuting. They have blood in their hands. They are ethnic bigots, unrepentant dictators, religious fundamentalists and arch genocidists. They are arch supporters of terrorism and they also have franchise in Boko Haram insurgency.”
“They circumvented the electoral laws in many occasions. They do not understand the basic tenets of democracy. They do not understand what inclusive governance/development is and as such thinks that they are ruling a particular section of the country.”
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“These are men whose only mission is to annihilate their perceived enemies with air of finality. They ordered the commission of crime against humanity and an enforced disappearance of Biafran youths and refused to watch the atrocity they committed”.
“It is hypocritical in the circumstance to having admitted that they are the leader of the most ‘fantastically corrupt’ country. Why then is the British government inviting them? We will always be vindicated!” the group stressed.
Also reacting to Cameron’s comment, Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state said that President Buhari’s utterances outside Nigeria was the reason the British prime minister described Nigeria as “fantastically corrupt”.
“What do you expect from the international community when the president of a nation keeps going abroad to say that his people are corrupt?” the governor wondered.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently in London for anti-corruption summit, has defended the British prime minister.
The president restated that Cameron had nothing to apologize for, as he was just talking about what he knows.
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