The All Progressives Congress
(APC) in Anambra State has denounced the proscription of the Indigenous People
of Biafra (IPOB) activities by South East governors.
The Party also disagreed with the
Nigeria Army, over the latter’s declaration of IPOB as a terrorist organisation
without due process of law.
In a statement signed by its
Anambra state Publicity Secretary, Okelo Madukaife, the APC said it was wrong
for the governors to take such action against a body campaigning for the right
to self-determination of the South-East without following due process.
It stated that although it does
not, in any way endorses what it called the weird ways of the violent faction
of IPOB, but inspired by the wordings in the code of ethics of APC regarding
the rule of law, it held that the illegalities of that action of IPOB should be
addressed legally.
The statement reads: “We are
worried that governors, who should point the way for the South East, including
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, could lose their heads when others were
doing so, and thereby, failed to live up to their responsibilities as leaders.
“We hold that the governors, who,
in unison, ought to have drawn the attention of the army to an error in their
pronouncement, instead, endorsed it, without due process or broad
consultations, and traded away the constitutional rights of an organisation in
the South East. Nothing constitutes a bigger betrayal of trust.
“It is our view that the five
governors should reverse themselves now; as such illegality may be cited as
precedence, going forward.
“We, therefore, call on the
Federal Government to call the Nigerian Army to order, to the extent only of
veering into the powers reserved for civil authorities, as so much has been
experienced in our history, as a nation, not to take some of these costly slips
for granted.
“We do not recommend any governor
who participated in that infamous decision back to office in the next
governorship election of the respective states, whenever such comes.
“This would serve as a big
deterrent to future leaders in the South East that political leadership is
serious business that invites its arrowheads to be alert, courageous, thorough
and farsighted. Hence, only people prepared and seasoned for leadership should
seek the mandate of the people.”
The APC had earlier in the statement
said that it acknowledged that elements of IPOB had gone astray, castigating,
abusing, attacking and harassing those whose support they should ordinarily
seek, and added that it saw in one wing of IPOB gross interference with the
rights of lawful authorities to carry on their duties in peace.
“Hence, to this extent, this
reckless and indicted arm of IPOB, as, indeed, all persons and organisations
should answer to the law.
“We, however, commend the federal
government for the initiative to protect lives and properties in the South East
because the end of rights of one person or group under the Nigerian
Constitution is the beginning for another individual or group,” the party
chapter said.
“We have seen young men, and
women for that matter, claiming to be IPOB members harassing others and
compelling them to sing the same songs with them. We have seen those who claim
to be IPOB members disrupt campaigns of political parties in Anambra State and
threaten leaders of different political persuasions, and heard them claim
without lawful authority that elections will not take place in Anambra State on
November 18, 2017.
“We have earlier condemned this
stance, and called for action on the part off security agencies. Yet, we are
equally mindful that all these observations above have come from a breakaway
faction of IPOB, which bad news has spread faster, while the real IPOB; civil
and persuasive in their approach has condemned the idea of interfering with
elections and perpetrating violence. So the authorities concerned ought to have
been more circumspect in this regard.
“Our heart goes out to all
persons who sustained injuries in the course of securing the South-East by the
Nigerian Army and to the families of those who lost their lives. We trust that
they would not have died in vain, and that the living may imbibe lessons to
arrive at better results for the future of a united and secure South-East,
which forms the leg for a prosperous and united Nigeria.
“We urge those who are intent on
exercising their right to self-determination to do so within the confines of
the law, and to lawfully seek the support of others who must be instrumental to
any successful agitation.
“We warn politicians who think
that the chorus of the word ‘Biafra’ is a short cut to public positions in the
South East to understand that if it ever worked, the expiry date has come, as
agitation or a new country is separate from seeking an office within the
Constitution of Nigeria.
“We advise Ndigbo to return to
the political path set by Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe and Dr Michael Okpara and Dim
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and take a rightful place in the mainstream of
Nigerian politics,” it added.
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