Open letter to Nnamdi Kanu from Anambra APC guber aspirant

Open letter to Nnamdi Kanu from
Anambra APC guber aspirant

Author: Oluwatobi Bolashodun

Category: Opinion , Local news

Editor's note: All Progressives Congress (APC)
governorship aspirant for the Anambra 2017 election,
Comrade Eze Harris Chuma, writes an open letter to
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB).
In the letter, Chuma congratulates Kanu on his effort to
give Ndigbo a true sense of belonging and telling him
his method would not allow the achievements of Biafra
to come to pass.
Dear Mazi,
It is a great pleasure to reach your esteemed self
through this medium. It became necessary at this
critical time of the year when governorship
electioneering campaign is set to commence in my
darling state Anambra.
I could not have reached you through no other means
than the open letter having failed largely due to the
high walls erected by over zealous inner caucus
members of your group IPOB. I was also denied your
telephone contact by disciples and apostles with Baltic
claims of guards almost always in the habit of
shielding you away from suspected people of opposite
stance.
Mazi, I sincerely write you this minute, firstly, to
congratulate you on your dogged effort to give Ndigbo
a true sense of belonging in the burgeoning political
irrelevance since 2015 general elections, unfortunate
era of political blunder witnessing majority of our
people who believed Dr Goodluck Jonathan was
Azikiwe of the erroneous moment. when all the eggs
laid in one rickety basket got smashed and the
catastrophic aftermath.
Through unpatriotically orchestrated media onslaught
against the Federal Government of Nigeria, Mazi you
have overwhelmingly succeeded in rejuvenating the
centurion call to end the brazen marginalization of the
Southeastern Nigerian.
Now, powers that be are looking eastwards and paying
greater attention to our needs, yearnings and
aspirations as legitimate constituent members of the
federation. Events of the moment have objectively
rekindled the fire of brotherhood once lost amongst
Ndigbo, that it appears we are speaking undoubtedly in
coordinated voices of late.
Much as I would like to continue pouring sincere
encomium on your recent profound achievements as
an activists(because I don't know you as a separatist)
permit me to beckon your attention and redirect your
focus on issues capable of erasing the hard earned and
wildly celebrated accolades enrooted in the struggle to
better the lives of the people of Igbo origin.
While in London championing the Radio Biafra
activities, Mazi your stint in broadcast greatly
influenced the thoughts and lifestyle of your audience
who quickly keyed into your laudable project and
rendered massive support in kind and cash for the
IPOB cause.
Critics had posited that It was vulgarity and hate
speeches on Radio Biafra that shutdown Igbo elites and
revered intellectuals interest in the IPOB cause. This
was evident when you were thrown into jail, awaiting
trials.
Mazi, I remember with nostalgia in 2013 when the
Radio Biafra transmitter meant for Enugu was
procured and you were shopping for the Director, you
got connected to me through one Lady Rita Anigbogu
your former deputy (now Leader of MOBIN) who was
a strong member of Igbo cultural ambassadors in
Lagos.
Severally, you engaged me on phone urging me to get
in involved in Radio Biafra activities, even proposed
that I handled the Enugu Station, which I declined
after listening to your live broadcast via links you sent.
Obviously, I was quite uncomfortable with your
confrontational mannerisms as carelessly exhibited on
air.
Unarguably, the self-determination gospel was clear
but the approach and methodology was uncouthly, the
style archaic, and the struggle a hard buy. Soon, it
became a battle for survival, the long arm of the law
was visited on you, and co travellers.
Many of us though not comfortable with your style
began to cry out for your freedom. I still recollect and
vividly too a YouTube video that went viral demanding
for your release. Yes I had to make the demand to
persuade a fast tracked litigation processes (see
Anambra APC GUBER ASPIRANT CALLS FOR MAZI
NNAMDI KANU RELEASE on YouTube).
Eventually, you were released on stringent bail
conditions as it were, but you have thrown caution in
the wind and relapsed into your stereotyped style of
agitation.
Mazi, you should know by now that Ndigbo have risen
in demand for equity and freedom from the firm grip
of injustices meted on the region by past and present
political leadership in Nigeria.
Also, You should know that Ndigbo cannot settle for
another civil war because we are yet to recover from
the last mortal combat that sucked innocent bloods.
You should know that in politics, it is better to
dialogue than to fight.
Demanding for 'Referendum' that is presently not
enshrined in the Nigeria constitution cannot be
attained without due dialogue, and enduring
intellectual gymnastics political persuasions.
You should know by now that the crowd you are
talking to at every rally cannot lobby for the
attainment of the set goals. They know nothing more
than 'give us Biafra. Yes they sleep it, walk it, talk it
and eat it but cannot provoke strategical and tactical
means of achieving it.
You should know that majority of your fans who now
claim IPOB membership need to be given the right
orientation for it has become clear to everyone that
they are ignorant of what referendum is and the
procedural approach.
You should know that character attributes and
dispositions of your fans and fanatic followers are
getting issues hugely complicated. It's high time you
called them to order and let them know what you
know.
Mazi, when you told your fans and fanatic followers to
boycott elections in Anambra, and they went about
town shouting "no election does that not tell you what
lies ahead is defeat against the original plan, against
the struggle , against the dream of a better Nation
devoid of injustices, inequities, and unfairness.
Don't you think your strategy this time will set you
against the rights of people supposedly being fought
for? Don't you think your inability to step down from
the emperor stool and dialogue with relevant Igbo
associations, think thanks ,elder state men, Leaders of
thoughts, seasoned legal luminaries, traditional rulers,
clergymen, would give a clearer direction?
Truth be told , your fans and fanatic followers need to
be enlightened on the best and surest way to make the
dream of a better nation possible. It is not late to call
them to order and explain better in the language they
understand.
No one is more Igbo than the other. No one is more
BIAFRAN in spirit than the other. There is no family in
Igbo land without a scar of Nigeria/Biafra Civil war.
Call your ardent followers to order. Civil disobedience
is mostly better observed and or practised by civil
minds!
I hope that this letter will get to you before the
commencement of electioneering campaigns in
Anambra this September. I'm quite optimistic your fans
and unrepentant followers have their benefactors in
the race for Guber seat. Surely, they will do the
needful to remain relevant, in the general scheme of
things.
God bless you for reading this letter from a core
BIAFRAN in Nigeria.
Regards
Comr Eze Harris Chuma
Ogene Ndigbo
Ezeomenani