Concerned about the controversies raised by their announcement as cabinet members in an interim government for the Republic of Biafra, some of the listed nominees have publicly rejected the offer.
Among the Biafra appointees who have reacted so far are, former ministers, Professor Jerry Gana; information, Labaran Maku and Prof Pat Utomi.
Speaking on his appointment Professor Jerry Gana, said he is in no way interested in the agitation for secession and was dismayed to hear he had been named as a member of the interim government by the secessionist group.
For Labaran Maku, who vehemently denied knowing the pro-Biafran group, Biafra Zionist Federation, said called for equal opportunities for all Nigerian citizens and noted that there is too much desperation among youths in the country
Similarly, political economist, Prof. Paw Utomi while speaking with Punch, said he has never heard about them or met the group before.
He said, “I have never heard of those people before. I have never met them. Nnamdi Kanu was created by people who arrested him and we’re still making the same mistake all over again.
“When you people (media) give credence to those kinds of people and begin to discuss them, tomorrow, they get taken seriously. So, I think the best thing to do is to ignore those kinds of things.”
The Department of State Services (DSS) had placed Utomi and others mentioned by the group under watch.
Utomi, was named the foreign minister while a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, was appointed as the Governor of the Central Bank of Biafra.