On September 19 President Ojukwu declared Governor Okonkwo President of the Biafran puppet - state in an attempt to make citizens of the Mid-Western Region loyal to a government other than Nigeria .
Governor Okonkwo President of the Biafran puppet - state is the Republic of Benin .
On September 19 President Ojukwu declared Governor Okonkwo President of the Biafran puppet - state , the Republic of Benin , in an attempt to make citizens of the Mid-Western Region loyal to a government other than Nigeria .