This will be a long piece, not for the impatient glosser, but for those who want to learn, by thinking through outside the box. A man who disregards his past will fall into the mistakes of the past. This is for real men of the future, men who hunger for freedom, justice and fairness in their society and Africa at large.

Let me start from the Igbo story of struggles against Genocide, Islamization, intimidation, killings, raping, dehumanization by the Nigerian State. As a man who so loved Nigeria all my children, have Yoruba names, got all their first degrees from Yoruba institutions, and Yorubas are my in-laws. But since Governor Fashola deported Igbos, in July 2013, I was so shocked,because I saw the Spiritual implications of that wicked evil action. He may have apologized, but It marked the desecration of the sanctity of Igbo-Yoruba spiritual bondage. It marked the subjection in place of that unity with subservience to Fulanis under Islam. It was a great shift against the erstwhile good foundation of Igbo Yoruba friendship,built and nurtured by Chief Abraham Adesanya and Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Harold Shodipo who treated me like a Son,inviting me, a “Ko-bo”, “Oje Okwuta ma mu Omi” as they call Igbos, to his dining table. These three Elders, and many others will be shifting in their graves with shame and dissapppointment when they hear what same Yorubas are doing to Igbos in Lagos today under the watch of President Tinubu,all in the name of politics !Igbos of South East Nigeria have shown from before independence to date that they are the true Nigerians carrying their businesses accross and beyond ethnic, religious, and political boundaries in Nigeria. But a mentally lazy, spiritually blind generation that have no respect and regard for foundational relationships grew up, basically without dignity and honor to anything but their selfishness .They deliberately sparked off hatred of Igbos. Following the Fashola deportation of Igbos , the Oba of Lagos issued a Curse on Igbos to be consumed by the Lagoon if they voted for Ambode against their chosen Sanwo-Olu. Today according to reports, Sanwo-Olu is engrossed in the pursuit of Peter Obi by demolishing Obis brothers property in Lagos. It is being said that Sanwo-Olu has gone so petti and pedestrian that under his Watch, Charlie Boy Bustop in Ggagada area of Lagos. A busstop that predates his days in School,has to be changed.. Tufiakwa! Even the First Lady also cursed out Igbos during campaigns. An RCCG supposed Pastor, giving us cause never to trust Muslims in Christianity. She has found time to visit Delta State and Benue State to splash money, and deliberately neglected Igbo land, where her husband was given Chietency Title. Like or hate Igbos, they are the true Nigerians! They, Igbos voted their minds,and will vote their minds in the future, being the historical Doyens of Democracy on this earth, even before the Whiteman knew democracy. Yes Igbos ran the most republican and democratic system of governance on the face of this earth. I urge all Africans to read the book “In Biafra, Africa Died” was written by Emefiana Ezeani.The book will show the gift Africans to develop and guide their own missiles, Amorred Vehicles, Rockets and grenades, refined crude oil, engine oil, and brake oils used to sustain the genocidal war against Nigeria Great Britain and Russia for three whole years…But for Economic Blockade the crushed the spirit of the people through hunger. Indeed according to reports and the personal account of Chief Mbazulike, one the January 15th Coup plotters, the main purpose of their action was to install a Yoruba political leader as President. But it was the same Man who taught Nigeria to use hunger as an instrument of War that crushed Biafra!

Credit: Heritage TV. Major Mbazulike explains that the intended beneficiaries of that Coup Was the Yoruba Tribe. The rest speaks for itself. Yet Yorubas are the ones who advertised and amplified the Northern narrative that it was an Igbo Coup. It was A Yoruba Man who taught Nigeria that hunger was a veritable instrument of War!

It was the bad wrong and incorrect narrative against Igbos in the 1966 Coup that Gowon used to climb onto power, supervised the Northern Pogrom against Igbos that claimed over 1000 Igbo lives,and their property worth millions of Pounds Sterling destroyed. Same Gowon reneged on a peace agreement brokered by Ghana inn1966 and pounced on a young unprepared Biafra in a War Igbos never wanted, supported by Great Britain Russia and their allies to waste over 5 million Igbo lives. Who will tell who, that it was not a War Crime? If you genuinely think Igbos deserved what they got,does Nigeria not deserve forging ahead without Igbos?

In the announcement by Traore he listed reasons why Africa must Rise up, stand for their freedom and true self reliance. I will list them here, and link each reason to the Biafran Cause, because there is urgent need for Igbos to learn and stop the insecurity and killings in Igbo land. Democracy or Not, The Life of one Igbo Man Must be valuable and previous to one and all Igbo Citizens. It was so before Buhari came, and now that he is gone, let the value of Igbo life be restored by the Igbo religious, traditional and political leaders: Here are the 32 points in Ibrahim Traore’s Speech Announcing The United States of Africa, USOF, that aligns, agrees with and supports the Case and reasons Biafran Youths prefer to opt out of Nigeria peacefully:

1. Like Africa, Igbo land has since seized to be a playing ground by Yoruba-Fulani leaders.
2. Biafra is not a fantasy or dream to entertain, its a Destiny, Necessity and now, a Reality.
3. Biafra is a Nation of over 60 Million People, united to claim their sovereignty. Their Leaders, Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa may be detained to break them, Hundreds of Igbo Youths may be incarcerated in unknown dungeons, Igbo Youths are determined. Very determined.
4. You may say Igbo are too divided,to move, But the Spirit of their ancestors and dead Biafrans speak up through this generation, who are called upon by God,the creator of the heavens and earth to claim Biafran Freedom.
5. You speak of peace, but fill the land with Soldiers of Occupation, before whom the life of Biafrans is of no value. You speak of Law, but donnot obey your laws, Constitution and International Treaties and Laws,when Igbos are concerned.
6. USB is in the conscience of Igbo Youths,from Rivers, Kalabari, Ikwerre, Bony,Adonis, Brass, Opobo, Degema, Ijaw, Tiv, Idoma, Igede,Edo,Ukwuani, Ika,Oshimiri, Anioma, Efik,Ibibios, Beti-Pahuin, Fang-Beti, to name a few know and are conscious of their ancestry, they are all aligned in Principle to Biafra Nation.
7. Biafrans remember the oppression of the past and present how Huge Loans are taken by using Oil Resources and LBG from Biafran Land,while the Oil Wells, Gold, Lithium, Titanium, Cobalt, Uranium and many other Resources in the North of Nigeria are exploited by private companies sponsored by Fulani Elites and Leaders.
8. Biafrans are not and shall Never be Fools and have realized that they MUST Reject False choices and subjugation.
9. Biafra is Spiritual. Youths know their worth, they are not arrogant but commited to Liberation from the chains of ignorance and dormination.
10. The Biafran Flag,is their symbol of Self determination, Resistance and deserved Freedom.
11. Many Igbo leaders, Governors have accepted chains due to selfishness like Many African Leaders.
12. Igbo History is deliberately overshadowed by foreign Nigerian Educational backward policies foisted by Britain.
13. Left alone Biafra will guarantee round the clock supply of Electric Power. Nigerian Electricity Power plan and policy is bugged down with mediocrity, selfishness, Curroption and Citizens exploitation by Europe like in Africa.
14. Biafrans completely Reject the. Britico-Nigerian model of Development and Infrastructural Policies.
15. Biafrans reject the Divide And Rule Igbo Ethnicities and thereby visit the South Eastern Nigerians with ethnic cleansing.
16. Igbos now see themselves as one and united people. Biafrans know that a people without memory cannot build a future. Igbos are United in Diversity inspite of artificial demarcation of Biafran Territorial Boundaries. Manipulations of Religion and faith is Nigerias stock-in-trade.
17. Nigerian mainstream media has not helped Igbos, by their selective reportage, and twisting facts in favor of Fulani-Yoruba Political Orligarchy.
18. Igbo Youths are not fools they remain connected but not coopted in Nigerian shenanigans.
19. Igbos seek the transformation of their society through forming Igbo Unity in the Markets, Fields and Societies.
20. Igbo Youths respect Courage and Resistance with Creativity to impact Reconstruction in the face of hostile Repressions.
21. Biafrans want to build a Nation where Dignity of the Human prevails
22. The incarceration of hundreds of Igbo Youths in different hidden locations in Nigeria Fuel the Biafran Youths of the land of the Rising Sun into Dignified Resistance.
23. The preponderance of Military Presence in the South Eastern Nigeria is not to defend and protect the citizens, but to protect the terrorist Fulani Herdsmen and to terrorize the youths, with unprovoked killings.
24. Troops are deployed under the pretence of fighting terrorism whereas terrorists blossom in the Northern Nigeria where the military are in located in great numbers.In the Northern Nigeria, Terrorists are pampered,pardoned and re-intigrated into the Army, Police, or Customs and Exercise and deployed in Biafra Land for Ethnic Cleansing in slow and gradual process.
25. Insecurity is used as a reason to maintain heavy Military Presence, But in Reality,they are on a Search and Eliminate Biafran Youths ostensibly endorsed by heavily compromised Governors and their Elite Orligarchs.
26. If Igbo Youths are asking for Resistance and Revolution under these circumstances, is it a Crime?
27. Part of the strategy is the use of Hunger and deprivation as instruments of clandestine war against Igbo Youths. Industrialization is frustrated by isolation, kidnapping and abductions for money.They are planning to introduce Banditry in South East Nigeria because Buhari had used the LNG of Imo State as collateral for huge generational loans that was used to build rail lines from Northern Nigeria to Niger Republic. Nothing was developed in Imo State. It is like recolonization of Ndibo by Fulanis! If Igbo Orligarchs are fools, the youths are not, as times will tell.The framing up of Citizens in support of the hypocrisy of Fulani dormination is deafening.
28. Moves for the rehabilitation of Igbo land is frustrated by suppression of Igbo Apex organizations like the Ohaneze Ndigbo. Since Nnia Nwodo left as the president under President Jonathan,Sudden Death of its Presidents has bedeviled the organization, just to keep Igbo leadership discomfitured. Ambassador George Obiozor died after making a sharp remark about the unity of Ndigbo in a speech,then followed by Chief Iwuanyawu after another controversy involving the North.
29. Regional cohesive consciousness is completely dismantled, through organised hatred. Igbo Kings are arrested and dehumanized from Lagos to Accra. Igbos are presented as too overbearing, too domineering, criminals and bad people yet they have Fulani and Hausa Sirkins occupying huge locations along Lagos-Badagry Road where they live exclusively. Igbos build estates, provide infrsstuctural facilities, unlike their Fulani Counterparts in Lagos, but means nothing to Muslim Lagosians. Why should Igbos remain in Lagos for goodness sake?
30. On daily basis, more Igbo Youths and elders have started questioning the heavy militarization of South East Nigeria, while kidnapping and killings continue to increase in the area especially around areas like Umuaka and its environs.
31. IPOB has been singled out for annihilation, because their program is Igbo first, unlike the Arewa Youths in the Northern Nigeria, and Odua Youths in South West Nigeria,that enjoy freedom of expression.
32. With the United States of Biafra, the impacts of the Forces of Division on the Igbo land are being weakened. It’s not like any of the Unions known in Igbo Land. USB is committed to the unification of Igbo Youths for the collective wealth of Igbos and Biafran Citizens. They have one focused purpose, one Spirit and Soul,as the journey towards the Promised Land of the Rising Sun. I have highlited these similar agurements extracted and adapted from those of Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso’s Case for the much-needed United States of Africa, to show the hell Igbo Youths have been going through in the hands of Nigeria since 2010,and running. The Questions then are: Why will Nigeria Not let a referendum for Biafra before conducted? With so much hatred by other tribes of Nigeria, why will Igbos not be allowed to leave Nigeria? Should the World allow this type of injustice be feted continously on Igbo Youths, ie IPOB members? Can any one blame Igbo Youths from adopting any measures they deem fit to stop the Armed Marauders in the name of Fulani Herdsmen since Nigera has proven beyond reasonable doubts that they lack the capacity to stop the Armed Herdsmen? Who will blame Igbo Youths if they are pushed into Guerilla War fare, that can impact All Parts of Nigeria negatively giving the war fare equipments that flood the markets these days? Is it not wiser and better for EBUBEAGU and ESN be reconciled, debriefed. Merged and re-deployed to guard the City and the Farmlands of Igbo land respectively? Well, back to Africa, there is need for a firm commitment by African Emerging leaders to see that Traore is not silenced like the past many visionary leaders.

Ibrahim Traore the President of Burkina Faso’s Speech makes it mandatory that All Africans to watch his back and ensure that No One hurts him. All Burkinabes Must Assure Africa that, Not One Hair of Ibrahim Traore falls for any reason,under any circumstances at all times. God allowed this man to rise at a time like this. His Speech transcends religion, ethnic, national political, race barriers and divides,that kept Africa in Bondage.

Credit: ECHATE GENERATION.Prof. Lumumba speaks as always to the Freedom of Africa from Bondage. He lists certain books, Speeches and letters All Africans should find read and preserve to guide future generations. I had visited Ghana in 1983,and spent time meditating for hours in the Nkuruma Accra Gardens in Adabraka.Commander Jerry Rawlings was the Head of State of Ghana then. His good works provided the plank of stability that propelled Ghana to her enviable position in African Affairs today. Coup de tar come with its mistakes and issues. It has not helped Nigeria because of the extremely negative influence of oil and Great Britain. Today Ghana stands tall against Muslim Violent Bigotry, a phenomenon that is about consuming Britain. What Nigeria and Britain could not contain, Ghana killed in an instant. I think that for African politicians to be accountable there is need for a Military Group that intentionally serve corrective purposes as Ibrahim Traore has proved to Burkinabes and the whole world. African military can be good and prefred to pot bellied, lying, deceptive and selfish politicians, in certain circumstances.

Credit: Tales of Africa. President Kwame Nkuruma of Ghana on African African Unity. All meaningful Africans should register Nkuruma’s Ideology and follow the prescriptions for a United Africa. Let those who cannot face their masters remain in AU and carry on till they become tired. As can be seen or heard in the clip below, it takes a special breed like Ibrahim Traore to unearth the selfish rogue conducts of Western Companies and Nations in the robbery of African Resources. The man Must be protected.

Credit: SABC NEWS. Telemarketing speaks on support for United States of Africa. Africa has no options than to listen to Mr. Male male on this issue Africa Must Act now or forever remain slaves… God Forbid! Africa must be made a home for all black people and families all over the world. As Raggae King Peter Tosh from the blessed land of Jamaica said ” No matter where you come from,as long as you are a black man, you are an African” We are all Africans and should build Africa of Peace,Unity, Freedom,and Happiness.

Credit: African. This is one of my favorites.. We have so much to gain if we can rise up to unite.

Bishop Clement Udegbe writes from Florida USA.