Soludo, Gana, Utomi Named Among Cabinet Members As Biafra Republic ‘Declared’

Leader of the Biafra Zionist Federation (BZF), Benjamin Onwuka on Monday declared a sovereign state of the Republic of Biafra.

Addressing journalist in Enugu yesterday, Onwuka named himself president and picked Jerry Gana, and Labaran Maku, as ministers of transportation and aviation respectively.

He announced Chukwuma Soludo as governor of central bank of Biafra, Barth Nnaji as energy minister, Pat Utomi as foreign minister and Nnia Nwodo, president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, to serve as ambassador of the Biafran Republic to the United States.

Others are Gabriel Oluwole Osagie as minister of education, Philip Effiong as health minister, Arunma Oteh, a former Director-General of Securities and Exchange Commission, as finance minister and Amarachi Ubani of Channels TV was named minister of information.

Onwuka said the republic, which will officially commence on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, was given the nod by former US president Barack Obama before leaving office early this year.
“We have formed an interim government that will be in place till the next 30 days. The interim government will take off on August 1 and last till August 31, 2017,” he said.

“America is behind the Biafra people because former President Barrack Obama already endorsed Biafra before he left office and President Donald Trump will not go against it considering that it has formed part of America’s foreign policy.”

He further appealed to former and present leaders of the Niger Delta to back the new republic.

“I am also calling on the avengers, the militants to come out from the creeks and join us to defend and protect Biafra. I’m beckoning on Asari Dokubo, Tompolo, Ateke Tom to come out and join us. I am calling on all our boys in Biafra land to come out. I’m not afraid, the US is with us.

“This is not a laughing matter,” Onwuka added, reacting to laughter by some journalist.