By Emeka Ejere

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu says intelligence reports gathered by the security arm of his organization shows that all state governors of the South east zone were working to return President Muhammadu Buhari in the forthcoming presidential poll.

In a broadcast delivered on Radio Biafra network in Israel at the weekend, Kanu declared that Nigeria over the years, had failed to conduct free, fair and credible elections, wondering “how do you expect us to vote in an election where the outcome is a forgone conclusion.”

He said, “The fact still remains that what happens in Nigeria is selection not election, if not why would Dave Umahi in PDP be campaigning for a murderous APC government that killed his own people.

“Why would Willie Obiano of Anambra State, a supposed Igbo man, be campaigning so viciously against Peter Obi his mentor and godfather? We know the all-powerful INEC is owned and run by Fulani cabal under the direct supervision of Aso Rock which they also own.

“Only INEC announced results are considered valid so all it takes for a candidate to win, is to be in the good books of the Fulani cabal running Nigeria and you are guaranteed success. Those hoping that Atiku will sweep Biafraland because of the Obi factor are misguided because almost every governor in the South East is working for Jubril(Buhari).”

Kanu said several other prominent Igbo sons were backing Buhari to win the presidential election, in a contest where their brother, Peter Obi, was a running mate to a major candidate, and also went ahead to list former Central Bank governor, Prof Charles Soludo and Engr Arthur Eze as some of Buhari’s major backers in the zone.

”What should bother everyone more as I study the lives of Igbo big men is the emptiness of their mindless acquisition. After all the contracts Arthur Eze listed, I couldn’t trace any major industry, successful business, university organized philanthropy linked to him. What a shame. Even Soludo of all people is working for Jubril(Buhari),” he said.

Kanu said his group will not back down on the earlier declared election boycott, saying, “This current path we have chosen – the path of boycotting the 2019 elections is a well-considered one geared to leaving no one in doubt that we mean business. We know that some people are wondering what IPOB expects to gain when it refuses to participate in elections.

“I am keenly aware that, at first, the logic of a boycott makes little sense to many. Some have said that by participating in elections, IPOB will have a chance of helping to elect politicians amenable to self-determination and ultimately a Referendum.

“Well, that’s true but only in theory. In practice, experience has shown that votes hardly count in Nigeria; and where they may count, we have not yet seen any candidate willing to commit to the changes we demand, such that the boycott could be reconsidered as a whole, or piecemeal for such candidate.”

He also berated the governor of Ebonyi State, Umahi, saying his recent allegation of IPOB threatening to kidnap him and other South east governors was meant to incite the Nigeria Army against the group.

He described the allegation as a very strong one, but stated that it has been proven that IPOB was not a violent organization, and that it never planned such.

Responding to a question on the proposed constitution of the upcoming United States of Biafra, Kanu said Biafra will run a unique political system designed to carter for the needs of the Biafran people.

He explained that Biafra will have within it, Igbo Nation, Efik Nation, Annang Nation, Isoko Nation, Idoma Nation, Igala Nation all of which will be autonomous

He said: “Each nation state will control the resources in their own land. The only thing that will bind us together will be a common defence policy, common economic policy, common policy in health and education. In the rest, let people develop according to the pace that they wish or they decided amongst themselves to go by.

“Laws will be done in local languages. Igbo Parliament will make their own laws in Igbo language. Ijaw Parliament will make their own laws in Ijaw language. The same thing applies to Ibibio and others.

“So that when people are lying to us we will know because you know lying is good in English Language. But you can’t deceive the people when you are actually speaking in the language that they understand.”

Jan. 15, 2019 @ 04:02 GMT |