The Simon Ekpa-led Biafra Republic Government In-Exile has reportedly written to Finland President, Alexander Stubb over the group’s announced Biafra declaration convention.
Ekpa, in a statement on Wednesday through X, according to the report, disclosed that the letter of intent was presented on Monday to Finland’s President, Alexander Stubb.
Ekpa said the letter detailed justifications on why the Biafra declaration is a recipe for peace in Nigeria and the Sahel region of Africa.
“The letter of intent informed the Finland President to support the Biafra Independence Declaration because it is a recipe for peace in the Sahel Region,” Ekpa wrote on his official X account.
“The Government of Biafra is contacting you to inform you about the overall aims and goals of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile and its international legal personality, and the pending restoration of the United States of Biafra under the auspices of an internationally recognised referendum to be concluded the last week of November 2024.
“Unlike other secessionist governments in Africa before and since, Biafra was recognised by five United Nations member states,” the letter reads in part.
This comes amid the increased agitation for Biafra independence in the past years.
Ekpa had announced that from November 29 to 3rd, 2024, Biafra independence would be declared in a convention in Finland.
Meanwhile, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamani Kanu has been under detention since 2021 over Biafra agitation.
Appeals from several Igbo leaders and others for his freedom have not changed anything.
