{"id":268154,"date":"2023-05-12T12:23:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T11:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=268154"},"modified":"2023-05-12T12:23:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T11:23:47","slug":"biafra-referendum-eu-confirms-ekpas-petition-sends-invitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/05\/12\/biafra-referendum-eu-confirms-ekpas-petition-sends-invitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biafra Referendum: EU confirms Ekpa\u2019s petition, sends invitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Ekpa, a well-known pro-Biafra agitator claims that the Biafran Republic Government in Exile, BRGIE petition letter was acknowledged by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the lawyer from Finland petitioned the US, the UN, the EU, and the International Criminal Court to demand that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/21\/nnamdi-kanu-to-uk-govt-ipob-needs-referendum-not-asylum\/\">Nigeria hold a referendum on Biafra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The EU requested a meeting with BRGIE in what appears to be a positive development for a resolution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we have received acknowledgment from the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union; they further invited us for more consultations and gave us more directives on the next step.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember, petitioned the European Union over Biafra Exit as the only solution for lasting peace. The fight for Biafra\u2019s freedom is public; certain information will always be made public, while confidential information about our freedom remains confidential. Just to keep Biafrans updated\u201d, he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/ify_davies\/2023\/05\/12\/Collage-Maker-12-May-2023-11-53-AM-1479-1024x1024-1.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-268155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/ify_davies\/2023\/05\/12\/Collage-Maker-12-May-2023-11-53-AM-1479-1024x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/ify_davies\/2023\/05\/12\/Collage-Maker-12-May-2023-11-53-AM-1479-1024x1024-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/ify_davies\/2023\/05\/12\/Collage-Maker-12-May-2023-11-53-AM-1479-1024x1024-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/ify_davies\/2023\/05\/12\/Collage-Maker-12-May-2023-11-53-AM-1479-1024x1024-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/ify_davies\/2023\/05\/12\/Collage-Maker-12-May-2023-11-53-AM-1479-1024x1024-1-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Ekpa submitted over 200 documents to the President of Finland, Sauli Niinist\u00f6.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Ekpa, a well-known pro-Biafra agitator claims that the Biafran Republic Government in Exile, BRGIE petition letter was acknowledged by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. 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