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BIAFRA: No election in Anambra this November, entire S’East in 2019 –Kanu declares
Again, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, has said that except the Federal Government begins the process for a Biafra referendum, there will be no election in Anambra come November and in the entire South-East during 2019 general elections.
Recall that Kanu’s IPOB had on May 30 ordered a sit-at-home in the South-East region, which recorded almost total compliance in the five states of the geopolitical zone.
Kanu reportedly made this declaration in the presence of some international journalists when he addressed a large crowd of his IPOB members at his father’s home in Abia State.
He said, “If the Federal Government does not agree with us on a date for referendum, there will be no elections in the southeast, we are starting with Anambra come November this year. There will be no governorship election in Anambra State.”
“In 2019, the whole of Biafraland will not vote for any president. There will be no senator, there will be no House of Reps, there will be no House of Assembly and there will be no councilor-ship elections in Biafraland if they fail to call for a referendum.”
Stating that IPOB members are not afraid of being sent to prisons he said, “Nigerian government should build as many prisons as possible to jail all Biafrans because there is no going back and we are ready to go there unless the Federal Government gives us Biafra.
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“We are not like any other people. People like us don’t come twice. That’s why I know that with the last breath in this very body that Biafra will be restored. There’s nothing anybody can do about it. Tell them that’s what I said. Nobody on this earth can stop Biafra.
“In 2019, the whole of Biafraland will not vote for any president. There will be no Senator, there will be no House of Reps, there will be no House of Assembly and there will be no Councilor-ship elections in Biafra land if they (federal government) fail to call for a referendum.”
Kanu’s recent order is coming despite Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s statement that the group is breaching the constitution of the land with their activities.
Osinbajo stated this during his just concluded consultative meetings with leaders from the North and South-East to douse the tension created by agitation for Biafra and its consequent quit notice for all Ndigbo in the North to vacate the region on or before October 1, 2017.
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JOHNSON PETER
June 23, 2017 at 9:40 am
Our igwe okpalapala has spoken. All hail our leader, the ojukwu reincarnate. No election and so be it
yanju omotodun
June 23, 2017 at 9:46 am
Mumu, Kanu is just pushing people to destruction. He is doing all these for his own selfish benefits, the guy wants to be ibos president, well, we wont say you people should not continue to crave your Biafra but for sure, federal government will always have its way.
Balarabe musa
June 23, 2017 at 9:53 am
Don’t mind them, even ojukwu ran away for his life after he had endangered so many lives of his people. Kanu will also do same
Balarabe musa
June 23, 2017 at 9:54 am
For your information, Biafra is a Titanic ship. It will always sink no matter how they designed it.
Anita Kingsley
June 23, 2017 at 10:48 am
Any Igbo supporting Kanu or listening to his orders is a criminal like him. What nonsense Biafra that has died a long time ago is he fighting for? Everyone need some to wake up! If Biafra becomes reality, all the biafrans will always bow to worship Kanu and his families, all of you won’t have freedom of anything. Think!
Udacity Wii
June 24, 2017 at 10:01 am
Shut up!!! Have you seen the biafra constitution waiting to be implemented
Animashaun Ayodeji
June 23, 2017 at 10:49 am
There cannot be two leaders in a country. This is the time we have to know if the federal government of Nigeria is still in power or has slept off! How can we Kanu be giving orders when the president of Nigeria is still on the throne?
Abeni Adebisi
June 23, 2017 at 10:53 am
Who we are seeing at the forefront of this fight is Kanu, but I’m very sure, Kanu isn’t in this Biafra fight alone. Most of the Igbo politicians who are against him in the public are giving him secret support.
SANUSI OLALEKAN
June 23, 2017 at 1:51 pm
Yoruba elders will say ….the Chicken does not know Hawk or Eagle ,only the Fowl or her mama knew Him……You know small children always take war to mean street riot,until they find themselves running here and there and finally heading to IDP Camp.The few Ibo in politics will sell even Kanu himself ,the way Judas sold away Jesus,if anything will ever stop them from their political ambition by Nov and 2019.Only full learn from experience,the wise learn from History.