Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi
Kanu came under fire from many quarters
yesterday for his belligerency, particularly his call
for the boycott of the November governorship
election in Anambra State.

He has also been threatening that unless a
referendum is organised to enable the Igbo
determine whether they should have Biafra, the
Southeast will boycott the 2019 elections.
Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, Ohanaeze
Ndigbo and politicains chided the separatist
advocate
.
The Ijaw Youth Council also threatened avtion should
Kanu disparage former President Goodluck
Jonathan again.

Okorocha who spoke at the State House in Abuja
said Kanu does not represent or speak for the Igbo,
describing him as a young man seekingrelevance.

“Kanu, a young man seeking relevance, agitating for
whatever he believes in, what he stands for must
be treated separately from the entire Igbo nation.
“He should be treated as a young man agitating and
seeking for relevance, these are two different
issues. And he can ride on the back of supposed
Igbo marginalization which has been said is not
right, and ride on that sentiments and push his
agenda but that does not mean that the entire Igbos
are speaking with him.

“The question is does Nnamdi Kanu have the
capacity to lead Igbo to war? Or lead me and the
governors to war? So I will stand now and Nnamdi
Kanu will tell me stand up let’s go to war? So,
sometimes we over dramatised the issue just to
make a big deal out of it and that has been the big
challenge.

“Like the gentleman that spoke for the Arewa
youths, and these are not more than 17 young men
speaking for millions of Arewa youths and it doesn’t
make sense because if you ask any Arewa youth
now if he is part of this he will tell you no.

“I was in Chatham House and I remember how I
was attacked by the IPOB boys when I was
delivering my lecture. They walked up to me and
they were shouting and I said calm down and the
young man has never visited Nigeria. So it is our
duty to call our younger ones to order but I want to
assure Nigerians that they should not see that as a
break but agitation given what they perceived that
the South East has been neglected overtime
politically, economically, socially and all that.

“Their roads are impassable, you cannot pass Port
Harcourt road, Enugu road, Aba Road, Bayelsa road
and all the roads. You can hardly see federal
government presence in the South East, all the
things you see are self-made things. Even the
Onitshe bridge has been a theoretical talk,
fabrications which does not represent reality. “So,
he speaks his own and joins it to our issues and it
now looks like a nationwide thing. That is not the
issue.

“We have called for unity and have agreed that we
will remain united. Very soon, some of us have
taken it upon ourselves to reach out to this young
men talk to them. We must understand that our
young men are frustrated, if they are as comfortable
as we are, they will not be able to say those.
Ohaneze Ndigbo said Kanu has no right to stop the
Anambra governorship election.

Its president, Dr John Nwodo, described the IPOB
leader’s statement as provocative, misleading and
unproductive.
He said Kanu’s statement was against the
agreement he reached with Ohaneze Ndigbo when
he visited him, adding that the IPOB leader had
breached the agreement with Ohaneze without
consultation.

Nwodo and his executive council members spoke
during a visit to the Anambra State House of
Assembly yesterday as part of its sensitisation in
the South East. Speaker Rita Maduagwu, lawmakers
and former National Chairman of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor
Umeh, attended.

Nwodo said: “News that reached us in the past few
days that Nnamdi Kami, had declared that there will
be no election in Anambra in November is shocking
and disturbing. I hereby countermand that
declaration as President General of Ohaneze
“Whereas Ohaneze understands the marginalisation
and unfair treatment of Igbos which have given rise
to self-determination movements in Igboland,
leaders of these movements must not arrogate to
themselves the supreme leadership of Igboland.
Statements of the kind credited to Nnamdi Kanu are
provocative, misleading and unproductive”
“Why should Anambra people be denied the
opportunity to choose their own leader? Why should
any of us not from Anambra, no matter how highly
placed, descend to the arena and dictate for
Anambra people when to vote, whether to vote or
who to vote for?

“Anambra, nay Igbos, are still part and parcel of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria. Yes, we are not happy
with our treatment in Nigeria”

“Yes, some of us want Biafra. Yes, some of us
prefer a restructured Federal Republic of Nigeria.
But the fact remains that we are still part and parcel
of the present Federal Republic of Nigeria, bound by
its laws, no matter how repressive or unjust”
Umeh said it was only the people who do not have
Igbo blood in them that would allow anybody to tell
them what goes on in the society today, adding that
the current Ohaneze was making Ndigbo proud.
Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on
legislative matters, Chief Chidozie Ezeugwa,
condemned Kanu’s statement saying the
government of Anambra state under Obiano was
committed to the Igbo cause and would continue to
do everything to support Ohaneze’s interest in
anything in protecting Ndigbo in the country.
Some politicians have also condemned Kanu’s call
for a boycott of the Anambrapoll.

They said the call was capable of derailing
democracy in the state and expose the people to
anarchy.
Chief Sam Oraegbunam, Chairman of Hope
Democratic Party (HDP), Anambra chapter, said
although Kanu’s call for repositioning of Nigeria was
popular, he must not use it to cause confusion in
Anambra.

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has
declared that further attack on former President
Jonathan by Kanu, would be met with appropriate
sanctions from Ijaw youths.

IYCthrough its Spokesman Daniel Dasimaka,
described as uncharitable and disrespectful, Kanu’s
comments on ex-President Jonathan.
The umbrella organisation of Ijaw youths said: “It is
quite ironic and appalling that anyone will say ex-
President Jonathan did nothing for the Southeast,
when it is common knowledge in both informed and
not-so-informed circles in Nigeria that the
Southeast benefited even more than the Southsouth
under Dr. Jonathan. It is on record that under the
then President Jonathan, rehabilitation and
expansion works were done on the Sam Mbakwe
International Cargo Airport (SMICA), Owerri, Imo
State, which he granted an international airport
status.

“In terms of appointment, Dr. Jonathan appointed
the first female Comptroller-General of Immigration,
Mrs. Rose Chinyere Uzoma (an Igbo). He also
appointed the first Southeast Chief of Army Staff,
Maj.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika and first Southeast
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ogbonnaya
Onovo, among others.

“We are calling on the true Igbo leaders to caution
Nnamdi Kanu and to bridle his tongue, lest his
unguarded rhetoric may strain the good relationship
the Igbo and the Ijaw nation, and by extrapolation
the Southsouth and Southeast geopolitical zones,
have enjoyed over the years.”

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So rochas think he's an igbo leader?wonders shall never end.

what I understand is that boycott of election is in line with self determination process which is the main course IPOB is fighting but what I will add is that we leave it for now and focus on other areas but for obiano he does not deserve the support of ipob.