Urges Anambra people to vote on Saturday
The proscribed group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), has cancelled its one-week sit-at-home directive across the South-East region.
IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, who disclosed this in a statement he issued yesterday evening, said the order was called off following consultations with elders, traditional, and religious leaders from the South-East.
According to Powerful: Following the genuine intervention of our elders, esteemed traditional Institutions /Rulers and Religious Leaders, and after due consideration of the positive impacts of their engagement, and sequel to the fact that Our elders have spoken in our terms, the leadership of IPOB, ably lead by Nnamdi Kanu hereby and immediately call off the one-week sit at home earlier declared to commence from November 5 to November 10, 2021.
“We have equally considered several appeals by our mothers who earn their living based on their daily economic activities which will obviously be affected if Biafra land is locked down for one whole week. Its never our intention to add to the pains of our people, hence our decision to suspend the sit-at-home.
“IPOB leadership is only interested in Our referendum and peaceful agitation for self-determination, and can not be under any guise be seen to be interfering with any electoral process.
“The people of Anambra State should go out en-masse and peacefully exercise their franchise come 6th November 20121 and accordingly, choose a leader of their choice and should not be intimidated by anybody, group of persons or security agents.
Anambrarians should vote and stand by to protect their votes. No rigging of any kind will be tolerated in the Anambra State governorship election. It must be transparent, free and fair to all, the IPOB stated.
