IZON BIBI WORLDWIDE Boro: A Rebel Unfinished Business Recently, Bayelsa State stood still for Major Isaac Boro, who is celebrated annually by his folks as the hero who spearheaded the movement for the self-determination of the Ijaw nation. Emmanuel Addeh examines Boro’s activism and what many regard as his largely unfinished business â€Å“Today is a great day, not only in your lives, but also in the history of the Niger Delta. Perhaps, it will be the greatest day for a very long time. â€Å“This is not because we are going to bring the heavens down, but because we are going to demonstrate to the world what and how we feel about oppression â€Å“Remember your 70-year-old grandmother who still farms before she eats; remember also your poverty-stricken people; remember, too, your crude oil which is being pumped out daily from your veins; and then fight for your freedom, Isaac Boro, February 23, 1966, during his declaration of a Niger Delta Republic. Next year, it ...