New currency , vehicle number plates , drivers licence from MASSO

The Movement for the Actualisation of the
Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, does not
seem tired of its struggle to “liberate” the people
of the South-eastern part of Nigeria with its
passionate bid, though declared illegal, to
establish the republic of Biafra. Despite arrests
and detention of its members, the group has
remained resolute in spite of the challenges the
Igbos still face as consequences of the Civil War
years back.
This time, the group says it has launched new
Biafran currency, number plates for vehicles
and drivers’ licence for the people of everyone
in the South-east. It has also enacted an Income
Tax regime for people of the zone, especially
those it says are under its control.
Mr. Charles Igbokwe, the MASSOB’s Information
Coordinator for Onitsha, who spoke for the
organisation’s leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike,
disclosed that the new Biafran vehicles, drivers’
licence and new currency were launched on
Thursday in Owerri, the Imo State capital in the
eastern part of Nigeria.
According to the organisation, the idea behind
these developments was to further unify the
people of the zone, work for peace and progress
for the development of the zone. Moreover,
Igbokwe said it was the right of every motorist,
tricycle and motorcycle riders from the zone to
get the vehicle licences and update them where
the need arises.
“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 said adding that the Biafran
currency is already in circulation in the zone
and that it would soon be available to banks in
the area.