Describes it as election gimmick

By Praise Necherem

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described the state police as proposed by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a calculated fraud designed to buy time and confuse innocent Nigerians.

It said the proposal was merely an election gimmick targeted at deflecting attention and convey the impression that the government was a listening one.

In a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group maintained that its primary interest remained the full restoration of the full sovereignty of the nation of Biafra and nothing more.

The group insisted that anything short of a referendum to ascertain the wishes of the people was to them, dead on arrival.

The statement partly read, “we the Indigenous People of Biafra are not interested in whatever structural reforms the government of Nigeria wishes to undertake because the key tenet of democracy which is public debate and vote on a crucial matter is conspicuously lacking in their approach and proposal for state police. “We are democrats by genetic disposition, which means that our belief that power resides with the people is sacrosanct.

“Even the most unintelligent person knows that this state police proposal is a key component, if not the central plank, of report on restructuring by the APC committee appointed by the presidency.

“It is a calculated fraud designed to buy time and confuse the gullible. It is merely an election gimmick calculated to deflect attention and convey the impression that this is a listening government which is a lie. This APC regime promised restructuring before they were elected into power, today they are ardent opponents of restructuring.

“With this state police gimmick, once you elect them back in 2019 they will become critics of state police. Only the gullible, foolish and unintelligent will be taken in by this charade. Had this regime been sincere about their intentions, they would have implemented the proposal immediately rather than merely issuing it as a report to be debated upon.”

Source
https://orientdailynews.com.ng/cover-story/ipob-rejects-apc-state-police/

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