The Digest:
Singer Kingsley Okonkwo, popularly known as Kcee, has made a definitive personal declaration. In a radio interview, he stated, "I am a Biafran," framing the term not as a separatist ideology but as a legitimate ethnocultural identity comparable to Arewa and Oduduwa.
Key Points:
- Singer Kcee (Kingsley Okonkwo) declared himself a "Biafran" in an interview with Yanga 89.9 FM, Lagos.
- He argued that "every Igbo man under the sun today is a Biafran," framing Biafra as an ethnographical region, not a separatist cause.
- Kcee equated Biafra with other regional identities like "Arewa" (North) and "Oduduwa" (Southwest).
- He traced the term's adoption to 1967, when it was suggested by Frank Opigo from Bayelsa.
- The singer clarified that before 1967, the people were Igbos, and "being Igbo means you are still a Biafran."
- This statement enters a highly sensitive national conversation, attempting to reclaim and redefine the term "Biafran" from its exclusively political and secessionist connotations.
- It reflects an ongoing debate about cultural identity, history, and belonging within the Nigerian federation.
Sources: Daily Post Nigeria
