By John Ugo, Awka
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday faulted the claim by Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state that he stopped the controversial Monday Sit-At-Home in the state.
The group told the governor that he lacks the capacity to stop the Monday Sit-At-Home initiated by them.
It insisted that the governor did not stop the exercise in Imo State rather it was stopped through IPOB leadership.
Director of Media and Public Relations of IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful in a statement in Awka Anambra’ state capital said it was the body that started the Monday sit at home last year but had to cancel it because of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s advice.
According to Powerful, “IPOB wishes to remind Hope Uzodinma that he does not have the capacity to stop any Sit-at-Home order initiated by IPOB.
Yes, IPOB started the infamous Monday sit at home last year but subsequently cancelled it as adviced by our Leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu due to appeals from the elders and traditional rulers in our territory.”
He said, “Hope Uzodinma coming out to say that he stopped IPOB’s sit-at-home order in Imo State shows that he is not properly informed.”
The group maintained that, “IPOB cannot give order and Hope Uzodinma will stop it..
“We the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, led by Mazi Nnamdi KANU are not responsible for any non-existent Monday sit-at-home that Hope Uzodinma is claiming.
“So far as IPOB is concerned our people are freely going about their businesses on Mondays without molestations. Our people love and respects IPOB orders when called upon because they fully appreciate that our struggle is for their wellbeing and that of their Children.”
“We had long washed our hands off non-existent Monday sit-at-home order and we have repeatedly made our stand known to the Biafran public.”
It said, “therefore, any violent enforcement of non- existing Monday sit at home anywhere in Biafra land is done by crimininal gangs of infiltrators led by Simon Ekpa in collaboration with those evil politicians who sent him and his group to try and see if they can delay our march to total freedom from subjugation or stop it from coming.”
“We are laughing at Hope Uzodinma for saying he stopped IPOB sit-at-home in Imo. Uzodinma should know that IPOB is not looking at his face before we do anything.”
“Our people are the IPOB and IPOB are our people. We understand ourselves and we roll together any time any day,” the group stated.