The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has said that it would not allow the proposed rally in support of President Muhammadu Buhari to hold in Awka on Friday.
It described the rally as an attempt by Igbo politicians in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to bring “political disgrace to Igbo land.”
The group said this in a statement signed and issued by its leader, Comrade Uchenna Madu.
He said the decision to hold the rally was a way by Igbo politicians, who have been defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to create the impression that they were on ground.
Madu said: “This rally will not hold anywhere in Biafra land. We have discovered that this is the reason why some Igbo politicians are driving their way into APC that has no interest for Ndigbo.
“We shall never allow them to bring political disgrace to Igbo land.
“What is the significance of the APC rally in Igbo land? Do Ndigbo have any love or likeness for Buhari and APC? Why must such disgraceful rally be planned to hold in Ojukwu’s home state?
“Is the rally more important than the Federal Government’s abandoned second Niger Bridge, Enugu-Onitsha federal road, Enugu- Port Harcourt express way, Onitsha- Okigwe Federal road, etc?
“MASSOB warns the Professor Osibanjo-led Federal Government to call off the APC proposed rally because we shall resist it.
“Our advice is that such a rally should be held in Hausa- Fulani land, where Buhari’s kinsmen are living.”
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