Biafra Nations Youth League,
BNYL, has reacted to a comments by leader of Coalition of Arewa Youths
Forum, Yerima Shettima, at the sixth anniversary of late Dim Chukwuemeka
Oduemegwu Ojukwu organised by the members of MASSOB and Biafran Independence
Movement (BIM).
BNYL Leader, Princewill Obuka, in
a statement also mocked Yerima over the quit notice earlier issued to Igbos
residing in the North.
He said: ”Yerima should hide
his face in shame, he is an empty vessel that cannot match words with actions.
“Does he feel we were afraid of
his quit notice that he is now fanning himself. Is it not stupid of him to
attend former Biafra leader memorial after his quit notice to the Igbo?”
Obuka stressed that the threat
issued by the Northern coalition had the backing of the Nigerian government,
adding that he believes that was why Yerima and others have not been arrested.
“Why won’t he walk freely and
insult us in our own land when he has the backing of the Nigerian government”.
BNYL further lambasted Ralph
Uwazuruike for allowing Yerima witness Ojukwu’s memorial.
Obuka also wondered why
Uwazuruike and his groups (MASSOB, BIM) organised a ”peace summit”.
“What kind of peace does
Uwazuruike want? Are we fighting with guns? I saw that as his weakness and an
act of cowardice.
”He made those guys in the
North feel we were moved by their threats of which we were not.
“Yerima Shettima said his
relationship with Uwazuruike has existed for years, which means they were
friends before the quit notice. We demand an explanation from Uwazuruike”.
The BNYL leader, however,
disclosed that the group had concluded its grassroots sensitisation and
internal referendum activities across the South South.
Why must we waste time in Uwazuruike? I thought Massob has sack him and he open his own private business which he call bim since there is money on that area he can't stay without been chair one and know how money goes out and comes in maybe God have mercy on this people Ohaneze and Ralph Uwazuruike
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