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Those who think the idea of Biafra is a dead and
forgotten issue are making a mistake, as it will be resurrected and
used as a vehicle to rally the Igbo nation, Uche Ekwunife, federal
House member from Anambra State, has said.

Mrs. Ekwunife, who seeks re-election to represent her
constituency of Anaocha, Njikoka, Dunukofia, on the platform of All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), said, however, that rather than use
guns to achieve the purpose, APGA would be used to ensure that the Igbo
nation is united under one political umbrella for the emancipation of
the people.

She stated this at the weekend at the final of the
singing competition she sponsored for all the choirs of the Catholic
parishes in her constituency. She told a packed audience, which
included the state governor, Peter Obi, that she joined APGA in
reverence to Chukwuemeka Ojukwu who enjoined politicians to identify
with the party of Ndigbo.

Mrs. Ekwunife said the current political trend in the
country demanded that Igbo should unite under a party they could call
their own, in order to challenge others and attract democracy dividends
to their domains through collective bargaining rather than in the past
when those in power dealt with individuals who had no interest of
Ndigbo at heart.

“We will resuscitate Biafra. Biafra is not dead for
those who think so. But this time, we will not carry guns but we will
carry the APGA flag and do whatever is legally possible to be relevant
as a people. We should embrace APGA and chart our future. Igbo must be
put in the proper perspective,” Mrs. Ekwunife said.

She disclosed that the N2 million singing competition
was aimed at engendering the spiritual upliftment of people and to
accord the choir the respect it deserved as an integral part of
worship. The competition was won by St. Mark’s Catholic Church, Abagana
choir, in Njikoka local council.

“The choir is the engine room of the church and without it, our spiritual life will not be nurtured,” she said.

Party of the people

Mrs. Ekwunife announced that APGA now had a deputy
minority leader in the Federal House, as it currently had 11 members.
She said in three years’ time, the party would win far more seats than
it had now across the country and debunked insinuations that the new
APGA candidates would later abandon the party after the election.

Mr. Obi described Ndigbo as their greatest enemies,
saying they would continue to take the back seat until they stopped
being spectators.

“If anybody comes to tell you to vote for him so he
would build you roads, that person is a liar because only the governor
can build roads. I will be your governor for the next three years and
will do those things for you, but you must give me the right people I
can work with and those people are in APGA,” Mr. Obi said, referring to
the likes of former information and communications minister, Dora
Akunyili and Uche Ekwunife.

He regaled the audience with what Ojukwu told him
last time he visited him in his London hospital, which was that the
Igbo never showed gratitude for things done for them. He said he,
however, promised to continue to serve their interests.