Self-determination is recognized as a right of Indigenous Peoples in the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007.
The declaration sets out the individual and collective rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as their rights to culture, identity, language, employment, health, education and other issues. Specifically, it "emphasizes the rights of indigenous peoples to maintain and strengthen their own institutions, cultures and traditions, and to pursue their development in keeping with their own needs and aspirations", "prohibits discrimination against indigenous peoples", and "promotes their full and effective participation in all matters that concern them and their right to remain distinct and to pursue their own visions of economic and social development".
Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the declaration read as follows:
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Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
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Indigenous peoples, in exercising their right to self-determination, have the right to autonomy or self-government in matters relating to their internal and local affairs, as well as ways and means for financing their autonomous functions.
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Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions, while retaining their right to participate fully, if they so choose, in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the State.
Based on the above charter, President Mohammadu Buhari moved a motion on the floor of the United Nations 70th General Assembly in September 2015 in the United States of America to demand for Independence of State of Palestine, but cannot implement same in his own country. This is sheer hypocrisy. Biafrans are resolute and will stop at nothing to to bring about the implementation of the United Nations Charter on the rights of the Indigenous people.
Nnamdi Kanu is the man championing the curse of the self-determination of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and he is championing this course in line with Article 3,4 and 5 of the United nations charter. I am yet to fathom how Nigerian government sees pursuance of self-determination by Nnamdi Kanu and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as treason. Monkeys and Baboons don't reason like humans. They don't know about the rule of law or constitution and have no regard for it.
I must state here categorically that Nigeria government under president Muhamadu Buhari is making mockery of the declaration of the right of indigenous people enshrined in the United nations charter, after indirectly declaring the position of the judiciary irrelevant by blatantly flouting the order of the court three consecutive times on the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, and still held him hostage in the DSS prison.
Charging Nnamdi Kanu and other members of IPOB for treasonable felony is laughable and baseless because Nnamdi Kanu and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are freedom fighters seeking for self-determination in line with the United Nations charter. The United Nations Charter on the rights of Indigenous people makes no meaning to Buhari as far as Biafrans are concerned but means a lot when it comes to the Independence of the state of Palestine. Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Director of radio Biafra and Biafra TV is a human right activist, he only seek the freedom of his people as it is provided by international law. I will advice that Nnamdi Kanu should released unconditionally as ruled by the high court in Abuja, including all citizens of Biafra held in Nigeria open and secret cell, to avert the doom ahead. Indigenous People of Biafra are peace loving people and would prefer that Nigeria government tow the line of peaceful resolution of this matter than allowing the innocent people of Biafra and Nigeria to suffer the foolishness of few people in the government.
Written By Chijindu Benjamin Ukah
Edited By Ikechukwu Nwaorisa
By BIAFRA WRITERS
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