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FROM NDORBU BEABUBARI The CHIEF OF STAFF OGONI CENTRAL INDIGENOUS AUTHORITY (OCIA)
The struggle of Ogoni people was agendized. The 1st part involved setting up a movement to get the world acquint with the Ogoni problems, that was excellently done with the Idea of Mosop. Now, if you read page 111 of the Detention dairy (A month and a Day) by Ken Saro Wiwa. It clearly states that the next on the agenda was to set up a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Ken Saro Wiwa couldn't lead Ogoni people to complete the task as he was cut short by many factors and not only death. One of such factors was lack of universal law to back up the indigenous people on self- determination, but in September 2007, that was addressed at the United Nations General assembly in New York. See Link https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/11/UNDRIP_E_web.pdf&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi_g76i8rDpAhVHUxoKHYc7DaAQFjAJegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw1bbbk779SSFKWldRuls8vu
After this achievement, Ogoni people didn't wait for anyone in other to pursue the main agenda. We started a process of getting our referendum and from 2009 to 2011 that was achieved. In 2012, Ogoni people declared self- government status within the Nigeria system and the government was named Ogoni Central Indigenous Authority (OCIA).At this point, mosop agenda was outdone and was abolished With its affiliate turned into Ogoni civil society commission in Ogoni government structure. OCIA isn't some kind of formed NGO, but the only legitimized Authority of Ogoni people.
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