#AnambraDecides2017 #OfeNsalaDay: IPOB Drops Bombshell About Today Election In Anambra State, Reveals Shocking Moves
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, said it had no plans to disrupt today’s governorship election in Anambra State. Rather, it wants to stay away from it and will “never participate in any fraudulent election organised by INEC until a date for referendum on Biafra is set.”
In two separate statements by Comrade Emma Powerful, media and publicity secretary, the separatist group, which alleged that security agents had planted explosive devices in many parts of the state with a plot to link the development to IPOB, said: “IPOB family worldwide under the command and leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wish to remind the General public that we are not disrupting any election instead directing every Biafran living in Anambra State to boycott the election on Saturday 18 November 2017.”
Claiming that plans had been perfected to rig the poll, it said: “We Biafrans have been voting with nothing to show for it till date. In fact, the whole electoral exercise in Nigeria is as fraudulent as Nigeria itself.
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Nigerian government through the instrumentality of INEC and security operatives especially the Nigerian Army and Police are doing everything possible to undermine the people’s wish in Anambra State election…What obtains in Nigeria is not democracy, electioneering or voting, what we have is a carefully choreographed display of primitively nauseating politics of the jungle.
” It continued: “Successful boycott of tomorrow’s (today’s) elections will register our displeasure with South East political slaves and Ohanaeze leadership for their serial betrayal over the years. Political commentators have told us repeatedly to hold our politicians to account, we have therefore selected 18 November 2017 as a perfect date to do exactly that.
Today Saturday 18 November 2017 in Anambra State will mark the beginning of a silent revolution that will usher in a new dawn of freedom and accountable governance, not just for Biafrans, but for all the people that make up the component ethnic nationalities in Nigeria. “IPOB cannot participate in an electoral process where Aso Rock, through INEC, simply compile their own figures and declare whoever they like as the winner. Such political banditry will end in Nigeria tomorrow (today).”
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The Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Anthony Ogbizi, has declared restriction of movement across the state’s border, ahead of Anambra election set to hold tomorrow, November 18.
Ogbizi, while addressing journalists at the Police Headquarters, in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, said the move became necessary based on intelligence report on threats to lives and properties of citizens and traders at Ariaria Market, Aba by the proscribed group, Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB).
He said the recent activities of the group include circulating leaflets aimed to intimidate and force the citizens to close their shops for business on Saturday.
He said IPOB members aim to force the traders to show support for outlawed IPOB that there would be no election and also cause confusion and disrupt the peace and security of Abia State.
“We have commenced the restriction of movement across the border to Anambra State, and that would be enforced amidst tight security.
“Therefore, we appeal to Nigerians to remain calm and not to be offended when they are being quizzed by the security operatives.
“This is because of the recent activities of the outlawed IPOB that include circulating leaflets with the intention to intimidate and force the citizens to close their shops for business on Saturday, November 18,” he said.
Ogbizi said further that the police was ready to “deal with” any person or group of persons that gather together to carry out activities that are an infringement of the rule of law under any guise.
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“If anyone is caught with the leaflet, we will take it very seriously. We are here to warn anybody operating under this guise to desist from doing so,” he said.
