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| As Soviet Union was dissolved so would Nigeria: Restoration of Biafran Republic is a matter of time |
The final dissolution of the sham known as Nigeria is on course. Just like the Soviet Union with all the military might was dissolved by gradual dismantling of the oppressive structure, Nigeria is heading towards its demise under General Muhammadu Buhari- the last president of Nigeria.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) formally ceased to exist on 26 December 1991. The dissolution of the Soviet Union was finalised, on this day, by declaration no. 142-H of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, acknowledging the independence of the twelve republics of the Soviet Union that created the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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On the previous day, 25 December 1991, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev had resigned, declaring his office extinct, and handed over the Soviet nuclear missile launching codes to Russian President Boris Yeltsin. That same evening at 7:32 P.M. the Soviet flag was lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the Russian tricolor.
The dissolution of the state also marked an end to the Cold War.
The events that led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union started a long time before the D-Day. To revive the stagnant Soviet economy, in 1985 new Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev began a process of increasing political liberalization in the communist one-party state. However, this liberalization led to the emergence from 1986 onwards of nationalist movements and ethnic disputes within the diverse republics of the Soviet Union. Various ethnic minorities making up the union began to agitate for independence from the colossus called Soviet Union.
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This led to the 1989 revolutions. There was increased pressure on Gorbachev to introduce greater democracy and autonomy for the Soviet Union's constituent republics. Under Gorbachev's a sham referendum, in which Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia, Georgia, and Armenia did not participate, was organised in 1991 showing that 76.4% of Soviet citizens were keen to retain the Union.
The Baltic states, incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, continued to press for their claims to the restoration of their independence, beginning with Estonia in November 1988 when the Estonian legislature passed laws resisting the control of the central government.
On 11 March 1990 Lithuania became the first of the Baltic states to declare restoration of their independence.
The Russians, who have been dominating the union became increasingly uncomfortable with the manner Gorbachev was handling the situation and increasing political unrest and tempo of the states declaring independence.
This led the authoritarian establishment of the Soviet military and the Communist Party to attempt a coup d'état to oust Gorbachev and re-establish strong central regime in August 1991. Although foiled by popular resistance led by Boris Yeltsin, then the president of the Russian SFSR, the coup attempt led to heightened fears that the reforms would be reversed, and most of the constituent republics began declaring outright independence.
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On 8 December 1991 the presidents of the Soviet republics of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus met secretly and signed the Belavezha Accords agreeing to dissolve the Soviet Union, and replace it with a loose, voluntary union, the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Two weeks later, 8 of the remaining 9 republics signed the Alma-Ata Protocol formally establishing the CIS and declaring that the Soviet Union had ceased to exist. Increasingly powerless in the face of events, Gorbachev resigned from his office on 25 December, and the Soviet Union formally ended its existence the next day.
Nigeria today is an expired product as the amalgamation that brought the country together has outlived its lifespan. Various parts of the country are agitating for independent states. Many analyst including US intelligence services have already seen the demise of Nigeria. Major oil companies have seen the handwriting and are disinvesting from the country.
The Republic of Biafra is preparing the groundwork for the declaration of their independence from Nigeria. It is just a matter of time, before Nigeria is dissolve as Soviet Union was.
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