No going back on Biafra declaration in December – Simon Ekpa  

Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has said that all arrangements have been adequately planned to host the Declaration of the Restoration of Independence of Biafra Convention, 2024.

Ekpa, who disclosed this in a statement, invited Igbos all over the world to the convention.

According to him, the convention, which is slated to hold from November 29 to December 3, 2024, in Lahti, Finland, is part of the fundamental rights of all Biafrans to self-rule.

Ekpa, who is the Prime Minister of the Biafra Government in Exile, noted that over 50 million Igbos have legally voted in the Biafra referendum in recent months.

“On behalf of the Biafra Government (BRGIE), we are happy to invite you to the Declaration of the Restoration of Independence of Biafra Convention (DRIBC 2024), which will be held in Lahti, Finland, from the 29th of November till the 3rd of December, 2024.

“All arrangements have been adequately made by the Biafra Government (BRGIE) for your accreditation to the event.

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“You have served under Nigeria, and you are well aware that the establishment of Nigeria as an artificial experiment by the British has done nothing but continuously violate our fundamental human rights. For this reason, joining hands with your fellow Biafrans in exercising your inalienable rights to self-determination is a moral obligation and, most importantly, a fight for self-preservation.

“The steps we are taking for the actualisation of our independent state are through an internationally recognised process of referendum. Already, well over 50 million Biafrans have cast their ballots, with more expected to vote both in the homeland and diaspora. We are excited and hopeful to welcome you to the convention,” he stated.

Barely a month ago, Ekpa wooed elites from the South-East to participate in the Biafra Declaration Convention.

In September, he accused the African Union of blocking his petition for Biafra’s declaration of self-rule, which was submitted to the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, an organ of the African Union.

He wondered why the commission allegedly trashed the petition for Biafra liberation amid rights abuses by the Nigerian government against Biafrans.