The detained leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has replaced Monday’s cancelled sit-at-home directive in the South-East region with a new programme he called the “Economic Empowerment Day (EED)”.
This was made known yesterday, in a statement issued by the IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful.
Powerful said that the new directive by Kanu was a further confirmation of the total cancellation of all forms of sit-at-home in the entire South-East by the IPOB leader.
He explained that during the economic empowerment exercise, people of the South-East are encouraged to embark on massive deployment of their resources for the empowerment of the educationally disadvantaged and poverty ridden population of the region.
He noted that “Through education, employment, health services, sense of identity and community, our people and indeed, the Eastern region can begin to thrive and grow. There is an urgent need to reclaim our lost glory by embarking on empowering Biafrans with the resources they need to live beyond mere subsistence as our people are known globally for hard work, resilience, and great achievements.
“Also, the implication of this Economic Empowerment Day (EED) is that Biafrans are expected to devote significant time to adhere to their routine calendar schedule template strictly and uninterruptedly with a view to making up for the humongous time lost to the activities of misguided enforcers of unsanctioned Monday sit-at-home order.
“It is pertinent to make an important fundamental clarification to the effect that Nnamdi Kanu’s handwritten letter, which conveyed his message cancelling sit-at-home to the misguided elements hitherto enforcing sit-at-home in the entire South-East, was never written under any duress, compulsion, or influence of any kind.
“Anybody questioning the authenticity of the handwritten letter suspending further Monday sit-at-home is patently dishonest and not worthy to be called a Biafran. Therefore, enough is enough. It is time you consolidate efforts to rebuild our once envied Eastern region – peaceful, accommodating, resilient people, illustrious, and great – and reclaim your glory among nations”, the IPOB stated.
