{"id":44218,"date":"2021-05-27T14:41:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=44218"},"modified":"2021-05-27T14:41:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:41:24","slug":"massob-announces-public-holiday-in-honour-of-biafran-heroes-orders-sit-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=44218","title":{"rendered":"MASSOB announces public holiday in honour of \u201cBiafran heroes\u201d, orders sit at home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MASSOB.jpg\" alt=\"ELECTIONS IN S\u2019EAST: MASSOB warns soldiers\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has declared May 31 as a holiday to mark the 2021 Biafra Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was contained in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/sen-abaribe-absolves-ipob-massob-from-attacks-in-south-east\/\">statement<\/a>&nbsp;issued on Thursday by a factional MASSOB leader, Uchenna Madu, who said this year\u2019s anniversary is unique and special because it falls on a Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Madu said that Biafra was declared on May 30, 1967, by General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the date is sacrosanct and sacred to the history and lives of the Biafra Republic, adding that the ordinances Ojukwu laid must be adhered to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll the churches in Biafra land must observe special prayers and supplication for the fallen Biafra heroes during the civil war,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Madu also urged religious and church leaders to \u201cstop praying for the betterment of the Islamic Republic of Nigeria\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere will be movements and normal social activities on May 30th being Sunday because of Christian worship but there will be a sit at home exercise on May 31st being Monday for the people of Biafra as a mark of solidarity and honour to the Biafra land.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MASSOB further directed all markets, schools, banks, and all other public offices, \u201cin Biafra land to observe the sit-at-home exercise as a mark of respect for our fatherland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the spirit of brotherhood and Biafranism, MASSOB and other pro-Biafra organizations have unanimously agreed and resolved to jointly observe, commemorate and celebrate together\u201d, the statement added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has declared May 31 as a holiday to mark the 2021 Biafra Day. 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