This short article was written by Okolo Hessington Chimenma and published on facebook.
The fight between SS and SE is the most Inconsequential fight I have witnessed.
The SE should bear in mind that in pushing for the Biafran Republic they should not be seen to be forcing others into another forced amalgamation as of 1914. The other people should be allowed to decide for themselves if they will desire to join the new republic as a federating unit.
The real reason for the push back by the SS in my opinion is simply fear of domination. They have suffered serious and debilitating domination and they genuinely fear another in the proposed new republic.
The constant narrative to make the peoples of the SS look like saboteurs who sabotaged the Biafran dream in 1967 is the most foolish narrative I see almost always.
To the SS, let’s calm down. We must begin the pursuit of what we want whether it be in the Nigerian, Biafran or Niger Delta Federation.
The SE aren’t the enemies. We must know who are our enemies and set out strategies to combat them.
Our quick recourse to ” them want our oil and sea” doesn’t cut it. It is another foolish narrative. As at today are we in control of the oil? Let us come together and push for a favorable position in anywhere we will find ourselves.
To both sides these constant bickering is shameful, for while we bicker the real enemies come in and steal what the both sides own and continue to sow discord.
Always remember the SS and SE are not enemies and shouldn’t be.
Rt. Hon. Speaker of the Massess Assembly.
