Biafra Declaration: BRGIE Finance Minister, Nkere meets US speaker, Congressmen- Ekpa

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Simon Ekpa, the Prime Minister of Biafra Republic Government In-Exile has announced that its Finance Minister, Ogechukwu Nkere and the Director Biafra Foreign Affairs USA Ada Eze had two days important meetings with US Congressmen including the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Congressman Mike Johnson, Congressman Jeff Van Drew to discuss Biafra Liberation and the interest of Biafran community in the US.

He made this known in a series of statements through his official X account on Thursday.

Ekpa noted that Nkere had a fruitful discussion with the high-powered US lawmakers regarding the Biafra Self-referendum and Nigeria’s marginalization of Biafrans.

The BRGIE leader, Ekpa in his statement stressed that US the Speaker expressed interest in supporting Biafra’s agitation for self-rule.

According to him, the outcome of the discussion during the meetings would help in the actualization of Biafra Liberation.

He added that the message of the Biafra declaration on December 2, 2024, has resonated all over the US.

“BRGIE Minister of Finance Ogechukwu Nkere had a substantive meeting and discussion with the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA), to discuss the BRGIE, developments in Biafra, and the Biafran-American community.

“This is historic and unprecedented, as Speaker Johnson is one of the most powerful individuals in the United States government and is second in the United States presidential line of succession, after the Vice President. Minister Nkere also had the opportunity to discuss the self-referendum and Nigeria’s marginalization of Biafrans.

“The Speaker expressed interest in and sympathy to the Biafran cause. At the end of the meeting, the Speaker provided a commemorative gift, which contained an official insignia of the office of Speaker of the House. This is truly historic, as never before has the Biafran issue been presented at such a high level”, he said.

Recall that Ekpa-led BRGIE announced December 2, 2024, as the date for the Biafra liberation declaration.

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