The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Sunday, August 22, 2021 insisted that the indefinite suspension of the weekly Monday sit-at-home towards the release of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remained sacrosanct.
IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, made this known after the Ohanaeze Ndigbo body had warned that the protest was misplaced.
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo group had disclosed that the continuation of ‘Ghost Monday’, rather than have a serious influence on President Muhammadu Buhari to release Kanu, can only lead to more self-inflicted catastrophes.
Secretary General of the group, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said: “This ‘Ghost Monday’ must discontinue to pave way for more diplomatic and political strategies to see that Nnamdi Kanu is released. Only local diplomacy intertwined with international coercion is required for Kanu’s release, not more absurd and futile sit at home. ”
According to him, “there were jubilations in some sections of the country, especially from the adversaries of Ndigbo as well as the dictatorial tyrants that had capitalised on these missteps to prepare Igboland as theatres for blood to flow ceaselessly and endless destruction of private and public properties to continue unabated.
“This gives rise to losses on all fronts for Igbo. Our losses took the place of our gains in the last sit-at-home. There must be a modification of strategy to avoid the rivalry and counter orders noticed within the ranks of exponents of sit-at-home and the image laundering that followed after.”
But the IPOB group in a statement by Powerful explained that the suspension by its Head of Directorate was as a result of direct order from its leader and there is no sit at home tomorrow. It has been suspended by IPOB leadership and DOS. Anybody seen disturbing people should be arrested.”
It noted that the sit-at-home would in the mean time be observed on the date of its leader court appearances, urging members to take note of the appearance slated on October 21, 2021.
