Biafrans should organise themselves and vote for a "state within a state" - Buhari voices out his readiness for Biafran Referendum [Video]

Biafrans should organise themselves and vote for a state within a state - Buhari voices out his readiness for Biafran Referendum [Video]

For the first time General Muhammadu Buhari has revealed his willingness to allow the conduct of Biafran Referendum. During a recent interview in Doha, Qatar, with the Al Jazeera News Network, General Buhari concede that he was willing to allow for Biafrans to organise themselves an vote for a state within a state.

"We are in a democratic setting now. They [Biafrans] should organise themselves and vote. Maybe for a state within a state . . .", Buhari told Al Jazeera.

A state within a state is a form of confederation, which was advocated for by Odimegwu Ojukwu as far back as 1967 in Aburi Ghana. It is a step towards total independence, where region will have tax raising powers and will be able to control of their resources, alongside other powers (Catalonia and Scotland are classic examples of a state within a state). This is the first time a Nigerian leader has hinted at such a possibility.

This goes a long way to show that Buhari is under extreme pressure from the international community to conduct independence referendum on Biafra.

This is no time for Biafrans to rest on their oars. The pressure must be ratcheted up. No relenting and no surrender.

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