"On this score, I will briefly address the re-entry of Biafra as a talking drum in our recent polity. A minister of state (Mrs. Dupe Adelaja) had the recklessness to say that Biafran soldiers cannot enjoy retirement benefits, not minding, for instance, the reality that some of them were Nigerian soldiers before the emergence of Biafra and that pardon has been granted to all ex-Biafran soldiers."
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Address to the December 2001 debates concerning Biafra, USAfrica Online
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Chuba Okadigbo
Dr. Chuba Wilberforce Okadigbo (December 17, 1941 – September 25, 2003) was a Nigerian politician and . He was sometimes referred to as Oyi of Oyi in reference to his local government council area (Oyi); he also held numerous political positions in the Nigeria government. He was known to be opposed to the ruling , which was led by President Olusẹgun Ọbasanjọ from the year 1999 - 2007.
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