The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has denied betraying the struggle for the birth of Biafra Republic.
The group said the allegation by the two officials of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, that MASSOB had betrayed the struggle was fallacy.
MASSOB was reacting to a recent statement credited to two spokesmen of IPOB, Emma Nmezu and Clifford Iroanya to the effect that MASSOB had betrayed the Biafra struggle.
The group led by Comrade Uchenna Madu said the organization would not give up on the struggle like its former leader, Chief Ralph Uwazurike.
The statement signed by its director of information, Comrade Samuel Edeson insisted that, “MASSOB, under the leadership of our leader, Comrade Uchenna Madu, expresses dissatisfaction and sadness over this allegation from our sister organization, IPOB, and we advise that the statements should be thoroughly investigated because our image and name had been adversely affected.
“MASSOB understands that IPOB, while making the statements, was referring to Ralph Uwazuruike’s betrayal and sabotage, if Uwazurike, as a person, is accused of being corrupt and sabotaging the Biafra struggle, it does not mean that MASSOB as an organization, had betrayed Biafra struggle.
“Uwazuruike’s deviation from Biafra struggle was the primary reason MASSOB expelled and chased him out of MASSOB headquarters at Okwe, Imo State since 2014.
“MASSOB now under the leadership of Uchenna Madu has continued with the Biafra struggle untainted, unblemished and unstained and is highly energized with the Biafra spirit of consistency and self determination.”
It also recalled that MASSOB was the first group that reacted against what it called “the unapproved dialogue by MEND on Nnamdi KANU’s release.”
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