Obi of Onitsha Igwe Alfred achebe.

Nnewi – the indigenous people of biafra, ipob, thursday stated that in as tons as it respect the biafran elders and traditional title holders in biafra land who are making special feedback over its selection to boycott elections in biafra land starting with anambra nation governorship election, except it's far given a date for biafra referendum, it can not be intimidated by such elders and conventional identify holders, neither will they set schedule for ipob.
Obi of onitsha igwe alfred achebe
Ipob in a assertion signed by way of its media and publicity secretary, comrade emma powerful, replying the obi of onitsha, igwe alfred nnaemeka achebe, who was quoted to have said that “ipob has no proper to stop election in anambra nation”, whilst the leadership of ohaneze ndigbo, anambra nation bankruptcy, paid him a courtesy visit, stated biafra elders and traditional name holders, together with the obi of onitsha are entitled to their opinion.

In step with ipob declaration, “ipob is a well known peace loving organisation around the globe which has now not been involved in violent activities in nigeria, however were violently attacked through the hausa fulani ruled security equipment in nigeria, who derive joy in killing the innocent members of ipob.”


“we admire our elders and traditional name holders, like igwe alfred nnaemeka achebe, the obi of onitsha and others who're making extraordinary statements regarding the ipob decision to boycott elections in biafra land starting from anambra nation election except they give us a date for biafra recovery.

“we accept as true with they're entitled to their opinion however they can not intimidate or set time table for ipob contributors from wearing out our decision. And they should know that they're human beings and can't project ipob worldwide.

“but, all people who wants to pop out and vote is free, however ipob will now not stop to satisfy the promise of boycotting the anambra state governorship election, come november 18, 2017 and we promise igwe achebe to come out and vote.

“ipob will show its formidability to igwe achebe and his likes on that very specific day that we aren't politicians and we aren't gambling politics with biafra recovery mission due to the fact biafra independence is the destiny of our kids and unborn children.


The onitsha monarch was quoted to have warned that ipob has no proper to stop election in anambra nation while members of ohaneze ndigbo within the nation visited him, insisting that election need to keep as scheduled with the aid of the impartial countrywide electoral fee, inec, in the state, urging the people of the state to pop out en mass to forged their votes for his or her choice applicants without any fear of intimidation and harassment.

He became also quoted to have said that “the traditional group in the country has encouraged rotation of governorship slot to every zone similar to the metropolis union and ohaneze ndigbo have done, including that anambra north should be allowed to finish the last 4 years earlier than electricity actions to another zone.”

In line with igwe achebe “the election is for us not for the whole united states of america, you cannot have a referendum in one a part of the united states of america with out sporting other components of the u . S . Along, and the government need to assist and sponsor it earlier than it is going to be organized and no longer carving out a few elements of the united states for the referendum.”