Biafra: Ohanaeze Youth Council urges South-East govs to declare May 30 ‘Day of Mourning’

The Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has urged governors of Old Eastern Nigeria, peculiarly those from the South-East region, to state each 30th of May a time of mourning for victims of the 1967-1970 civilian war.

The OYC successful a connection it issued connected Tuesday, besides urged Igbos crossed the satellite to deterioration achromatic connected May 30 to mourn victims of what it described arsenic genocide against the Igbos during the civilian war.

The OYC connection which was signed by its National President, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, and the Secretary-General, Ifeanyichukwu Nweke, advised the radical of aged Eastern portion to honour the victims of the civilian warfare connected May 30, 2026 by closing their concern outlets.

“Igbo Governors and different leaders person abandoned the observance of Biafra Hero’s Day, a sombre memorial of the tragic play successful Ndigbo’s history, specifically the Biafra Genocide 1967-1970,” the connection said.

The radical noted that the Yoruba proudly commemorate the virtues and ill-treatment of Moshood Abiola connected June 12 of each twelvemonth but Igbo governmental leaders neglect to signifier specified lawsuit successful honour of their radical that died successful the civilian war.

The OYC executives predicted that past and existent governmental bureau holders who worked against the involvement of the Igbos would suffer successful 2027 election...