FULL TEXT OF BARRISTER BEN
ONWUKA’S SPEECH
BIAFRA INDEPENDENCE NOVEMBER
5TH 2012 @ ENUGU
My fellow Biafrans,
It is now abundantly clear that
the security of life and property
of the Biafran People are no
longer safe and guaranteed in
the entity called Nigeria,
therefore we the Biafran People
have resolved to re-declare our
independence today November
5th 2012 based on the Mandate
given to Chukwuemeka
Odumegwu Ojukwu on May 30th
1967 in order that we the
Biafran People can provide our
people with security according to
International Law.
It is also clear that The Biafran
people’s right to freely worship
according to our Christian faith is
no longer safe and guaranteed in
the entity called Nigeria.
Therefore we the Biafran people
have resolved to opt out of
Nigeria today November 5th
2012 in order to guarantee the
Biafran people’s right to freely
worship their God without being
bombed or killed according to
the United Nations Convention
on the Freedom of Association.
Today November 5th 2012, the
re-birth of the Republic of Biafra
is finally actualized at the long
last. I thank all Biafrans for the
sacrifices that they have made
since this struggle began in
1967.
We are today a free nation
endowed with all God given right
to re-claim our lost sovereignty
stolen from us in 1914. Let it be
known from today that the
Biafran people are determined to
build a country that will be
democratic and transparent. A
country that would be based on
the Principles of Justice, Equity
and Fairness. We shall be united
to build a country that would be
based on a sound economic
platform that would uplift Biafran
citizens from economic poverty
and set us up at equal par with
world economic powers in
Europe, Asia and America.
Biafra would be minded to
defend our citizens both at home
and abroad. The Biafran state
would not hesitate to use every
available military means at her
disposal to defend and protect
our citizens anywhere in the
world that our citizens live are
threatened. From today it would
become an expensive
undertaking for any member of
our former citizens in the former
Nigeria to kill a Biafran citizen. If
that were to happen, the Biafran
State would respond with force
to protect and defend the lives
and property of our citizens,
wherever that may happen.
On the International arena, the
Republic of Biafra would
establish and maintain a very
pro-Israel International
Relations. Biafra would consider
an attack on Israel and the
Jewish people as an attack on
Biafra and we would respond
with an appropriate measure to
counter such a hostile move from
any quarter in the world. Biafra
would consider Israel both as a
friendly and a brotherly State.
Biafra would provide Israel with
all available resources from our
land to keep the state of Israel
safe and secure.
The Republic of Biafra would
extend her hands of friendship
to embrace all countries that
uphold the Principles of
democracy, freedom of Religious
Associations and acts within
International law to respect all
Human Rights within the United
Nations conventions. Biafra
would also oppose terrorism all
over the world especially when
our interest and the security of
Israel is threatened.
My fellow Biafrans as we embark
on this journey of self
determination at last, I call on all
Biafrans to be united and help to
build our country for the benefit
of all. Ministers shall be
announced in due course after all
our borders are secured.
Biafrans we thank God for his
support for our country and
promise to serve him alone
through our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ and promise to
worship him all the days of our
lives as Biafrans.
May God bless the Republic of
Biafra
May God bless Israel and the
Jewish Nation around the World.
Signed B. I. Onwuka President