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Analysis Of Ipob Agitation And The Need For National Restructuring In Nigeria
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Nnamdi Kanu founded the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) separatist
organization in 2012. The party wants Nigeria's South Eastern states,
which are dominated by the Igbo ethnic group, to secede from Nigeria and
create an autonomous nation known as Biafra. In order to do this, the
party is pushing for a referendum to resolve the Biafra conflict in a
civilized and inclusive manner.While their actions have largely been
nonviolent, the Nigerian military has unleashed its might on the party,
killing armless civilians, according to numerous Amnesty International
reports. A Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Nigerian Federal
Government a temporary injunction prohibiting the party and its
operations on September 20, 2017.This decision has been challenged by
the group in the Nigerian court of law, The decision was seen as an
injustice to the people who are demanding self-liberation from the
Nigerian government's political marginalization.During the contentious
proscription of IPOB against Boko Haram, whose actions have been
compared to those of terrorists, the group's leader urged supporters to
boycott the Anambra State general elections as a show of loyalty and
loyalty to the Biafra cause. This agitation's bane, according to the
party, is marginalization.According to C. N. Ogbu, all Nigerians are
aware of the plight of Ndigbo in the Nigerian Federation and their cry
against unparalleled marginalization after the end of the civil war.
Since tens of millions of Ndigbo live and spend in Nigeria outside of
Igboland, no other ethnic community has a greater stake in the Nigerian
dream.But yet, they are casualties at any turn: they face risks to their
life and belongings on a regular basis, as well as outright bigotry and
marginalization in key fields of national concern. This has prompted
Igbo youths to demand self-determination.He goes on to say that some of
the reasons of marginalization in Nigeria are systemic, while others
derive from administrative decisions that discriminate against some
parts of the country (Ogbu, 2018:3)
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
To find out the cause of agitation of the IPOB community.
To know if the indigenous IPOB has caused violence in anyway to Nigeria.
To learn if the indigenous people of Biafra have been dissolved due to the reconstruction of Nigeria.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
I. What was the cause of the IPOB agitation?
II. Did the IPOB ever cause violence to Nigeria ?
III. Have the IPOB been dissolved?
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This
research project will be useful to other academics, intellectuals, and
students who want to do related research and also to the government.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The research was carried out in Ikwerre, Port Harcourt in-line with the need of reconstructing Nigeria.
1.7 LIMITATION OF STUDY
Confined data access, time frame, cultural bias conflicts, and other personal problems are some of the work's limitations.
1.8 DEFINATION OT TERMS
IPOB:
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is a Nigerian Biafran separatist
party. Its primary goal is to hold a secession referendum in Biafra, a
former British colony in Nigeria's south east.
AGITATION: Agitation
is the act of starting something moving by shaking or stirring it,
usually to accomplish mixing. An exhilarating or agitated mental state
RESTRUCTURING:
Restructuring is essentially a call for the return of federalism, the
founding structure of the United States Constitution.
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