The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr Nnamdi Kanu has said that it is not true that he has shelved his stand to boycott Anambra governorship election.
Kanu was at Ekwulobia on Sunday to show solidarity with the people, who lost one of its members in a conflict between the members of IPOB and police personnel who had converged on a primary school to welcome Kanu who later failed to make the visit.
DAILYPOST gathered that members of IPOB attended the visit in large number from all states of the former eastern zone.
Emma Powerful, media and publicity secretary of the group in a press release said, “Our mission to Ekwulobia is to sensitize Biafrans to know the reason why it is necessary to boycott Anambra Election and other subsequent elections in Biafranland and to tell the world that election boycott stands.
“We refute the rumors going round now that our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu have withdrawn the order IPOB gave against Anambra gubernatorial election on November 18th 2017. IPOB order of ‘no election’ remain unless Nigerian Government give us date for referendum, we are not calling for war.”
Kanu said the group was not at Ekwulobia to play Nigeria politics, rather to show the whole world how serious and determined they were towards the restoration of Biafra independence.
“There will be no election in the whole of Biafra land, no retreat, no surrender because we have taking it as a point of duty to restore Biafra without war anybody or group calling for war is doing that at his or her own or detriment. we are calling United nations and other relevant human rights organizations across the globe to prevail on Nigeria Government to give us date for referendum to ascertain whether the people of Biafra want to stay in Nigeria or not.
“IPOB under Nnamdi Kanu is a peaceful and ordained movement that is bent only to restore Biafra independence. We are not fighting for our personal gain and we are only interested in Biafra restoration or nothing, IPOB will boycott election in Anambra State.”
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