Public Enlightenment Series:
WHAT THE NATION OF BIAFRA WILL NOT BE
1) The Constitution of Biafra to be written by one man and forced on all
Biafrans to accept:
The Constitution of Biafra shall be a collective effort of Biafran
Citizens. Every Biafran will participate in the formulation and ratification of
the Constitution. No single individual will arrogate the powers to
himself/herself to write the nation’s Constitution. This was the case in
Nigeria where General Abdulsalami Abubakar singlehandedly wrote the
Constitution and falsely stated in the introduction that “We the people of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria...Do hereby make, enact and give to ourselves the
following Constitution...“ Nothing can be farther from the truth because the
people of Nigeria never came together to discuss, enact and give themselves the
constitution. Technically, a Constitution is made by the “Citizens“ of a nation
and NOT the “People“ because the “People“
may or may not be the Citizens of that nation.
2) Membership of Organization of Islamic Conference (O.I.C.):
The blessed nation of Biafra shall never be a member of any Islamic
body. Biafra shall maintain its secularity both in principles and in practice
unlike the British-created country called Nigeria that professes secularity in
principle but, in practice, is a ranking member of Organization of Islamic
Conference (O.I.C.). Also, citizens will not be forced to practice a particular
religion. There will be freedom of worship for adherents of all faiths without
molestation. If the persecuted Shiite sect members wish to relocate to
Biafraland, we would gladly accommodate them along with other tormented
Christians in Arewaland
3) Make special provisions for Islam and Sharia in the nation’s
Constitution:
The Constitution of the nation of Biafra shall not have any special
provision for Islam or Sharia because Biafra shall have nothing to do with
Islam or Sharia as a matter of State Policy. This is a positive change from the
Constitution of Nigeria where Section-260 to Section-264 was exclusively set
aside to satisfy Islam and Sharia. For the records, Section-261 of the
Constitution of Nigeria mandates the Senate to sit in session to approve the
appointment of a Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal, meaning that
taxpayers money are being spent on Senators for exclusively deliberating on
Islamic and Sharia appointments.
4) A nation with multiple value systems:
Biafra had been and shall continue to be a nation with a common (single)
value system. The Biafran society is predicated upon Judeo-Christian Republican
value system in which everybody is equal before God and the Law. Biafran
society is Republican because equal opportunity and democratic ethos are second
nature to every Biafran. The nation of Biafra will not be like Nigeria with
three mutually exclusive and diametrically opposed value systems. In the
country called Nigeria, there is the Feudal-cum-Islamic value system in Arewa
region, the Monarchical value system in Oduduwa region, and the Judeo-Christian
Republican value system in Biafra nation. Biafra shall continue with her
monolithic Judeo-Christian Republican value system.
5) Minimum Educational Qualification for Presidential Candidates to be
Secondary School Certificate:
In Biafra, the minimum educational qualification for Presidential
Candidates shall be a Bachelor’s Degree obtained from a 4-year University
located in Biafraland. Post-graduate degrees and certificates will be a bonus,
but the minimum requirement is that the candidate must first be educated in
Biafra (not overseas or other African countries) at Bachelor's degree level.
There shall not be any excuse for a Presidential Candidate to produce and
submit the original or certified true
copy (CTC) of his or her Certificate. An affidavit in lieu of production of the
Certificate will not suffice.
6) Minorities in Biafra:
It will be a criminal act to refer to any group as a minority. Even when
stated verbally, the person making such statement shall be jailed without an
option of fine. This shall be a clear departure from the rot in Nigeria where
some people from certain areas are stigmatized
with the term “Minority“ which goes a long way to affecting their career
or any other venture they engage in. There shall be no minority in Biafra.
7) Allowing someone who committed Treason to run for Political Office:
The minimum punishment for anyone who overthrows Biafra Government or
attempted to overthrow Biafra Government will be life imprisonment. In Biafra,
we shall not tolerate anyone who has a disdain for democracy only to turn
around and participate in democratic exercise just like it is happening now in
Nigeria where Muhammadu Buhari committed treason on December 31, 1983, against
a democratically elected government of Nigeria only to come back and contest
for elections. If it were in Biafra, Buhari should have been serving life
imprisonment at the very minimum.
😎 Using different grades/scores to
admit candidates from different states of the nation into Government-owned
Institutions:
In Biafra, the performance criteria for admitting candidates into
Government-owned Institutions (civilian and non-civilian) shall be evenly
applied to every candidate irrespective of where the candidate comes from in
Biafraland. For instance, if the minimum score required to obtain admission
into an institution is 120 points out of a total of 200 points, this minimum
score will be applied to every candidate whether he or she comes from the east,
west, north or south of Biafra. This will be unlike what happens currently in
Nigeria where Northern candidates are admitted into Government Institutions
with a minimum score of 10 points out of 200 points while those from the south
are admitted into the same institution with a minimum score of 140 points. In
the blessed nation of Biafra, meritocracy will hold sway in all aspects of our
lives.
9) Operate a Rentier Economy:
The economy of Biafra will be based on two factors; manufacturing and
human resource. The Biafran economy will not be operated on a Renteir basis
like that of Nigeria. We will not depend on the export of one commodity while
importing all other commodities. Biafra will be a net exporter of commodities
and a significant melting pot for human resource capital. The ingenuity of the
Biafran and his/her ability to innovate and adapt to changing global needs
shall be unleashed onto the whole world. In Biafra, we shall teach the world
how to run a robust, captive, adaptive, and agile economy.
10) Allow Intelligence Agency to usurp the duties and responsibilities
of the Police Force:
In Biafra, the Police shall be fully empowered and unencumbered to
perform their duties, roles and responsibilities in a professional manner. We
will not allow any of the Intelligence Agencies to usurp the powers, duties,
and responsibilities of the Police as is the case now in Nigeria. In Biafra,
only the Police will have prosecutorial powers in criminal cases involving
civilians. Biafra will not be like Nigeria where the Department of State
Services (DSS) has gone beyond their mandate of intelligence gathering and are
now prosecuting civilians and even arresting Judges. Also, no Intelligence
Agency in Biafra should be wearing masks just as the DSS is currently doing in
Nigeria. Putting on masks while carrying deadly weapons is the hallmark of
terrorists. The Police shall conduct investigations before arresting suspects
and not the other way round as being done by the usurping DSS. And whoever is
arrested must be charged to court within 48 hours. Nobody shall be arrested on
a weekend or after 7 pm on a weekday in any part of Biafraland and the arrest
must be done by the Police, and not by an Intelligence Agency. The nation of
Biafra must be governed by the rule of Law, and any breaker of the Law shall be
prosecuted and this covers from the President to the man on the street.
The nation of Biafra will not be like Nigeria nor will Biafra be run
like Buhari and his Northern brothers are now running Nigeria.
Analysis by:
Barrister Emma Nmezu
Dr. Clifford Chukwuemeka Iroanya
Spokespersons for IPOB
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