The outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra
on Sunday insisted that the November 18 governorship poll in Anambra
State should be boycotted....
It ordered its members and other “freedom fighters” in the area to stay at home on the election day.
A statement made available to our
correspondent in Awka, Anambra State, by the group’s Media and Publicity
Secretary, Emma Powerful, said the success of a boycott of the Anambra
poll would make a huge statement to the international community on the
seriousness of the Biafran agitation.
The statement read in part, “We the
Indigenous People of Biafra and its leadership worldwide under the
command of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wish to bring to the attention of IPOB
members in Biafraland, particularly those in Anambra State, that the
November 18, 2017 governorship election is the day of destiny for all
lovers of freedom.
“Every genuine Biafran desiring freedom
for Biafra from this Islamic bondage of Hausa-Fulani caliphate called
Nigeria must not only stay at home on that day, but must also make sure
those around them do not vote. November 18, 2017 is a date with history.
“If we Biafrans succeed in demonstrating
before international observers that we are serious about our freedom by
locking down Anambra State on that day, the world will be in no doubt
that Biafra is unstoppable.”
It added, “Our destiny is firmly in our
hands. We must teach corrupt Igbo politicians that money cannot buy IPOB
because we are a special breed untainted by the corrupt tendencies of
the Nigerian politics.”
He stated that the election boycott was
the only tool left to pursue their goal, adding that the need for the
boycott had been further underscored by the confusion surrounding the
whereabouts of their leader.
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