Simon Ekpa writes Finland President over Biafra Declaration

The Simon Ekpa-led Biafra Republic Government In-Exile has written to Finland President, Alexander Stubb implicit the group’s announced Biafra declaration convention.

Ekpa, successful a connection connected Wednesday done X, noted that the missive of intent was presented connected Monday to Finland’s President, Alexander Stubb.

According to Ekpa, the missive elaborate justifications connected wherefore the Biafra declaration is simply a look for bid successful Nigeria and the Sahel portion of Africa.

“The missive of intent informed the Finland President to enactment the Biafra Independence Declaration due to the fact that it is simply a look for bid successful the Sahel Region,” Ekpa wrote connected his authoritative X account.

“The Government of Biafra is contacting you to pass you astir the wide aims and goals of the Biafra Republic Government successful Exile and its planetary ineligible personality, and the pending restoration of the United States of Biafra nether the auspices of an internationally recognised referendum to beryllium concluded the past week of November 2024.

“Unlike different secessionist governments successful Africa earlier and since, Biafra was recognised by 5 United Nations subordinate states,” the missive reads successful part.

This comes amid the accrued agitation for Biafra independency successful the past years.

Ekpa had announced that from November 29 to 3rd, 2024, Biafra independency volition beryllium declared successful a normal successful Finland.

Recall that Nnamdi Kanu, the person of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has been nether detention since 2021 implicit Biafra agitation.

Efforts and appeals from respective Igbo leaders for his state person not yielded fruit.