The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra
(MASSOB) has launched new Biafran currency, number plates for vehicles
and drivers’ licence for the people of the South East zone.
The MASSOB leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, who spoke through the
organisation’s Information Coordinator for Onitsha, Mr. Charles Igbokwe,
said the new Biafran vehicles, drivers’ licence and new
currency were launched yesterday, in a colourful ceremony in Owerri, Imo State capital.
Chief Uwazuruike explained that the idea for Biafrans having their own
vehicle plate numbers, drivers’ license and new currency, was aimed at
encouraging Ndigbo and indeed, Biafrans, to come together and work
together to develop the South East part of the country.
He said it is the right of all transporters and private car owners, who
are from the South East to update their vehicle licences, adding that
the programme also covers drivers of commercial tricycles and
motorcycles.
“Now, it is the right of all Biafrans, all transporters, private motor
owners and Okada riders to avail themselves of this opportunity to
update their particulars. We also use the period of the registration
exercise to call on all the traditional rulers and president generals of
town unions to help educate their people on the need to get abreast
with the new Biafran currency and other programmes.”
He further disclosed that Income Tax was now available for everybody within the areas under the control of the MASSOB.
On the Biafran currency, the MASSOB leader said the money was already in
circulation throughout the ‘Biafran states,’adding that from the time
of the launch of the new currency, the money would be available in all
the banks across the geo-political zone.