Regarding Purpose,

With respect to Structure and Function,

"...The conduct of the BIAFRA PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT shall, at all times, adhere to the basic principles and laws of the Biafra Charter...The term of the BIAFRA PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT (BPG) shall last from now, May 30 2007 until Biafra is fully liberated from Nigerian occupation. Immediately after the full liberation of Biafra, the Biafra Provisional Government shall transform into the Transitional Government of Biafra (TGB) during which Biafra sociopolitical and civic structures shall be put in place, a period not to exceed four years. At the conclusion of that period, the Transitional Government of Biafra (TGB) shall, unconditionally, cease to exist; and shall be replaced by a duly constituted Government of Biafra, following a Constitutional Conference..."

Fellow Biafrans: we want you all to understand that the Biafra Charter is not an arbitrary document, no. There was thorough and adequate representative consultation reaching far, wide and deep, leading to an agreement, before the Charter was finalized and formalized. For security reasons, we do not publish the names of the signatories. However, today we feel compelled to announce, in our sadness, that one of the signatories to this Charter, has just passed away. Chief Moses Ekuma, an uncompromising Biafran activist and a husband and father of five children, died at the age of 55. Chief Ekuma of Abi LGA in Cross River State of Biafra, was the Secretary-General of Great Commonwealth of Niger Delta (GCND), and a member of the Joint Action Committee of MASSOB/GCND. In addition, Chief Ekuma was also a signatory to the MOU signed by MASSOB and GCND on May 8, 2004. May his soul rest in peace, there, where for sure, we know that he can clearly see Biafra actualized in our own mortal time frame and place.

As you all know, we already have a functioning BGIE. It is now up to home people to form the Biafra Shadow Government. From the mandate above, it should be clear that there is a gulf of difference between Organization (as in pro-Biafran organizations) and Government (BSG, BGIE, etc.). Nigeria is an example of a place where people do not know the difference between government and organization. Nigeria is always practically run by one person, like the personal property of that person, the same way the so-called leader of a Nigerian organization such as PDP, for example, runs it. Incidentally and sadly, we have pro-Biafran organizations that are now tending to function that way. It is the responsibility of the membership of such pro-Biafran organizations to change the organization, or failing that, to withdraw their membership and join new organizations run on the principles of democracy. More importantly, we want our people to understand that Government is not an organization; its structure, function and conduct, in our case, are defined in the Biafra Charter; and to understand that It is most crucial now to form the mandated Biafra Shadow Government in our land. Good government is representative: it is local in basic color and reflects local qualities. Good government is cooperative, in that individual local governments work well with one another for the greater good, for all of the Nation’s peoples, to forge a representative national government, a national government whose color is necessarily Rainbow, exhibiting both the commonality and especially, the diversity, of the collective population.

In Nigeria, the so-called governments function in and from Abuja. Nigerian politicians spend most, if not all, of their time in Abuja, having no clue about, and showing no interest at all in what, is happening in the locality—at home. Today, if anyone tells you that he or she is travelling outside of Biafraland to go and organize pro-Biafran groups, pay no mind to that. Our task and our duty today is to get Biafrans to organize themselves for pro-Biafran activities right there in Biafraland; in fact, this means that each activist group needs to start working right there in the area where they reside. This is how they will form the local governments we speak of—not in London or Washington or Johannesburg, but right there on our own Biafran soil. BGIE, per the Biafra Charter mandate, handles matters outside of Biafraland, and it is doing its duty. We like to see all existing pro-Biafran organizations function as Self Determination groups, with strong local chapters where membership integrates with the local government, sending delegates to representative centers. We like to see new pro-Biafran organizations functioning purely as Self Determination groups with an eye on contributing in the building of sound local governments serving the local people, and with a will for cooperation and coordination among all Biafrans and their groups, for the sole purpose of Biafra’s Independence and National government.

We cannot overemphasize the fact that it is only in producing results and effects on the ground locally, coordinated and multiplied in different localities over the entire Biafraland, that we can attract any attention from the outside. If you can stop just for one moment and think about it, how is it that world attention is now drawn to Biafra’s Niger Delta? It’s only because of local activism. There is probably no more effective local power or tool than a people’s own functional, active local government, even when it is a "shadow government." With an underpinning local government, pro-Biafran organizations can now work more efficiently and more effectively, not just in our homeland, but also outside Biafra’s shores.

We have thus read from segments of the Biafra Charter and we understand the mandate. It takes human Will to implement what our Charter calls for, the Biafra Shadow Government at home, having already started a functioning Biafra Government in Exile: we have the will. We have explained how pro-Biafran organizations should work with respect to the Biafra Shadow government. We have explained to you why local action is important, and at the same time, how it is that a local government is the most powerful and effective thing we can establish in our own land today. Now, let’s go do it!

Where are Uchenna Madu and all the other Biafrans and MASSOB members still being held in Nigeria’s jails? Why? Nigeria: release all MASSOB members currently being held in Nigeria’s jails. Now.

Biafra alive! Because it is God Who makes it so. This year, 2009, WE MAKE it really so.

That’s the News Analysis for the week. Thank you.

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