According to Ekpa, the funds were meant to support the formation of a new government following a proposed declaration of Biafra independence on December 2, 2024.
“The World Bank and IMF have agreed to loan the sum of $57.5 billion to Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) to form our government after the December 2nd, 2024 declaration of Biafra. I thank our sister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for helping me to facilitate the loan,” he said.
But Okonjo-Iweala strongly rejected the allegation, describing the statement as outrageous and false.
“I know no sensible person will believe what is contained in the outrageous tweet below, but in these troubled times, it is important to underscore that the statement is false,” she said in a statement on Thursday via X.