Senator Anyim Pius Anyim (SGF)
Veterans of the 1967-70 civil war under the aegis of Biafran War Veterans Wednesday positioned themselves for a possible showdown with the federal government over what they described as the non-release of their entitlements more than 40 years after the war despite repeated promises by government.
The ex-biafran soldiers threatened to embark on a street-wide protest in Abuja “in the next couple of weeks” if government refused to heed to their demand within a reasonable time, expressing dismay that most of their members have lost their lives because of the absence of reasonable sources of livelihood.
Rising from an emergency meeting in Enugu, the ex-soldiers led by Rt. Col Victor Onah and Barrister Ibe Nwachukwunta as National Coordinator and Attorney respectively condemned the nonchalance of the federal government towards their plight in spite of their contributions to the nation.
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