Barely hours to the Anambra State governorship election and a day to the commencement of the one-week sit-at-home order, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the cancellation of the directive issued across the South-east region.
The IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, announced the cancellation through a statement on Thursday evening, saying the group called off the order after consultations with elders, traditional and religious leaders from the region.
The group emphasized that it is not IPOB’s intention to add to the pains of the people it claims to fight for, as all business activities would be brought to a halt with the sit-at-home order.
“Following the genuine intervention of our elders, esteemed traditional institutions/rulers and religious leaders, and after due consideration of the positive impacts of their engagement, and sequel to the fact that our elders have spoken in our terms, the Leadership of IPOB ably led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu hereby and immediately call off the one-week sit-at-home earlier declared to commence tomorrow, November 5 to November 10, 2021.
“We have equally considered several appeals by our mothers who earn their living based on their daily economic activities which will obviously be affected if Biafraland is locked down for one whole week. It’s never our intention to add to the pains of our people, hence our decision to suspend the sit-at-home.
The proscribed group urged the people of Anambra State to go out on Saturday and vote for the candidate of their choice.