Biafra political activist and leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on Sunday asked the United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Boris Johnson ‘to resolve the question of Nigeria’s unity through referendum’.
Afriupdate learnt that Britain granted Nigeria Independence in 1960, and are believed to be a strong backer of the West African giants.
Self-exiled Kanu leads the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a Biafran separatist organization in Nigeria whose main aim is to restore an independent state of Biafra in the former Eastern Region of Nigeria through an independence referendum.
Reacting to a recent statement credited to former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, on the unity of Nigeria being questionable, Kanu, 53, furthered his call for the secession of Eastern Nigeria.
![[FILES] IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu in court](https://www.afriupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Nnamdi-Kanu-in-Court-120x86.jpg "IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu fails to regain freedom at Supreme Court 1")
“Now that ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan has said that “Nigeria’s unity is questionable”, is it not time for UK Prime Minister to stop supporting the ‘killing for unity’ by Fulani Janjaweed & resolve the ‘question’ through #referendum?” Kanu wrote on his known Twitter handle.
Now that ex-President @GEJonathan has said that “Nigeria’s unity is questionable”, is it not time for @10DowningStreet to stop supporting the ‘killing for unity’ by Fulani Janjaweed & resolve the ‘question’ through #referendum?@USinNigeria @UKinNigeria https://t.co/bAF06Kyzwp
— Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (@MaziNnamdiKanu) December 6, 2020
Recall that Jonathan spoke during an exclusive command performance by the Port-Harcourt Male Ensemble International tagged ‘Peace for All Nations’ at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja recently.
‘GEJ’ further said as a former President who had been vice president and president for eight years and equally played at the state level as a deputy governor and governor for eight years in the slums of the Niger Delta, he knew the meaning of peace.
He also said it worried him everyday when he looked at the issues bothering the country as a nation.
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He stated that Nigerian youths sometimes engaged in all kinds of confrontation, recalling his conversation with one of his friends.
“And I was discussing with somebody, one of my friends and I said look, in Nigeria, they appear not to even have a national youth body, because in most cases, the regional youth bodies are stronger than the national youth body.
“Ordinarily, the national youth body is supposed to be stronger than the regional youth body. If you go to my state, Bayelsa state for example, if I am a national member of the Nigerian Youth Council, the IYC, Ijaw Youth Council, feels that they are your boss.
“If you go to the Southwest and to the North, the Arewa Youth Group, they feel they are superior to the national youth body.
“If you go to the Southwest, the same thing. If you go to the Southeast, the same thing. That shows clearly that as a nation, we are in trouble. The unity of the country is questionable,” Jonathan had said.
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