The Manifesto of Biafra and the Future of Nigeria

THE BIAFRA MANIFESTO 

Biafra is a portion of eastern and southern Nigeria that many will rather call their own separate country. The Biafra Manifesto is a seminal dissemination of this potential conflict in Nigeria, at the tip of Western Africa, that could kill a million people and displace millions more. Biafra is a beautiful dream to some, an imperative hope to some and an ugly, hopeless rhetoric to some. In a world where global and conscious reaction to conflict rises post scriptum The Biafra Manifesto raises a cry for the world to stop and look before the storm, not after; as it did in Rwanda in 1994. There is now only one power on earth that can stop the movement of Biafra from escalating to the next devastating carnage in Africa. The Biafra Manifesto clearly identifies what that power is – and how best to use it, before it is too late. 

About the Author

 

THE AUTHOR, Nigerian writer and humanist, Odega Shawa, was born in Eastern Nigeria in the decade after the Nigeria – Biafra civil war. He grew up in the east and commands first-hand experience of the soul of the agitation for the Biafra self-determination struggle. An eloquent columnist, he has written extensively on social media platforms, expressing the need for a pacifist ethic in the social dynamics of Nigerian politics. His numerous works include the novels, Flowers in the Dream of a Mad Man and Long Juju – and the book, The Gospel According to Niger Delta Militants. He attended the University of Lagos, lives in Lagos and currently is the GM at Linda Ikeji Media.