The Simon Ekpa-led Biafra Republic Government In-Exile has urged the Nigerian government to accept the result of the self-referendum for Biafra Liberation.
Ekpa, known as the Prime Minister of BRGIE, said this in a statement on Thursday through his official X account.
His comments come after his earlier claim that over 50 million people voted in support of Biafra self-rule in a poll conducted by BRGIE.
Ekpa noted that the massive voting by Biafrans for liberation was due to long-standing marginalization by the Nigerian government.
He stressed that Nigeria should embrace the decision of Biafrans to self-rule.
“The Biafra government is calling on Nigeria to honorably accept the self-referendum result for Biafra.
“Nigeria must accept Biafra’s self-referendum to avoid inevitable historic shame.
“The Biafra referendum question was not confusing, and Biafrans are happy.
“The Biafra self-referendum question is: ‘Do you approve this proposed declaration of the restoration of the independent state of Biafra, to reestablish the lost sovereign nation of Biafra from Nigeria, which will be called the United States of Biafra (USB)?’
“And over 50 million answered YES as of today, 29.8.2024,” he said.
Recall that the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Tuesday announced that the Nigerian government is currently engaging the European Union (EU) to extradite Ekpa.
However, Ekpa reacted by inviting DHQ spokesperson Buba Edward and Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar to participate in the upcoming Biafra Convention scheduled for November 29 to December 3, 2024, in Lahti, Finland.
Biafra: Ekpa asks Nigerian Govt to accept result of self-referendum