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Declare May 30 public holiday, IPOB tells S- East Govs

starmichMay 31, 2024

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Declare May 30 public holiday, IPOB tells S- East Govs

The Indigenous People of Bisfra, IPOB, has asked the South East Governors to declare May 30th a public holiday in their states to honor the Biafran fallen heroes.

The group stated that the demand to honor the Biafran heroes and heroines with a public holiday is timely.

In a statement by the Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, the IPOB urged the South East Governors and Ohanaeze Ndigbo to emulate South West leaders who pushed and immortalized Chief MKO Abiola with June 12 as a Democracy Day and a public holiday.

“IPOB uses this moment of sober reflection to call on the Governors in Biafra Land, particularly the South East Governors, to declare May 30th a public holiday to honor the Biafran fallen heroes from henceforth.

The demand to honor the Biafran Heroes and Heroines with a public holiday is a just demand. Just like South West leaders pushed and immortalized MKO Abiola with June 12 as a Democracy Day and a public holiday, Ohaneze Ndigbo and Igbo Governors should be courageous enough to pursue the agenda to immortalize Biafra Heroes with a public holiday. Until then, IPOB has declared May 30th of every year as Biafra Heroes Day, which must be observed by Biafrans home and abroad. To all hardcore IPOB members, we salute your courage and resoluteness. We shall not retreat nor surrender until Biafra is fully restored.

“Ohaneze Ndigbo and Igbo Governors should be courageous enough to pursue the agenda to immortalize Biafra Heroes with a public holiday.

“Until then, IPOB has declared May 30th of every year as Biafra Heroes Day, which must be observed by Biafrans home and abroad. To all hardcore IPOB members, we salute your courage and resoluteness. We shall not retreat nor surrender until Biafra is fully restored.

The group congratulated Biafrans over what it described as total compliance to the sit-at-home.

“POB remembers the genocide of over 6 million Biafrans murdered during 1967-1970 genocidal war. IPOB thanked members who mobilized Biafrans to sit-at-home in honor of our heroes and heroines. We equally thank those who contributed immensely to this year’s successful honoring of our Biafran heroes and heroines. We are thankful to Biafrans in all the States of Biafra particularly in Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi, Rivers, Cross River, Delta, Akwa Ibom states, the Biafrans clans of Edo State, Benue and Kogi States for compliance to the sit-at-home. We also congratulate Biafrans in diaspora who marched on the streets in raising awareness in their respective countries.

“IPOB Leaders congratulates IPOB Canada, India, Japan, Australia, South Africa, Singapore, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Thailand, Italy, America, UK, Israel, South Korea, China, Gabon, Austria, Hong Kong, Spain, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Holland, CzechRepublic, Switzerland, Sweden,Brazil, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Liberia, and many other European countries, Asia, American North and South, Australia, Africa and other unnamed countries. Bravo to IPOB, the biggest and greatest One Family. We salute well-meaning individuals who in no small way made this year’s Remembrance Day a very memorable one. We also commend Market Union leaders, Transport owner’s association leaders, Church leaders, educational institutions, market men and women and Transporters.

“Finally, we appreciate journalists who reported objectively on the level of compliance of Biafrans on this year’s Biafran heroes Day.”