Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth
Council Worldwide has urged residents of South-East to ignore Mr Simon Ekpa’s
declaration of a one-week sit-at-home in the zone.
Ekpa had announced one week sit-at-home commencing from
today, July 3, 2023.
The Finland-based Biafra agitator has continued to spearhead
regular Monday sit-at-home in the South-East despite the mainstream leadership
of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, suspending the exercise.
Several groups, individuals and state governments have also
condemned the sit-at-home, lamenting its economic implications on the zone.
But Ekpa has again asked the people of the South-East to
stay at home for one week.
In a statement obtained by DAILY POST on Monday, the
National President of Ohanaeze Youths, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike urged South-East
residents to ignore Ekpa’s directive.
Okwu, who described Ekpa’s order as dictatorial, said there
was no justification for someone to relax in his comfortable abode in Finland
and then issue orders that others should not seek their daily bread for one
week.
The youth group said, “We have always made it clear that
Simon Ekpa is not fighting for Biafra; he is only using the name of Biafra to
enrich himself.
“He is also not interested in having Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
released because he knows any day Kanu is released, his business will end.
“So, he goes ahead taking decisions, issuing orders that
would lead to the prolonged detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“One of such is his senseless and unjustified sit-at-home
orders. How could you ask the breadwinner of a home to sit-at-home for one week
and watch himself and his family members starve to death? It is utterly
senseless.
“It is even more deceitful considering that the person
issuing the order is in far away Finland enjoying himself.
“Ndigbo should, therefore, not take him seriously; come out
and go about your normal business. There is no sit-at-home anywhere.”
Okwu added that even the IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu had
also condemned the sit-at-home, stating clearly that it was not in the best
interest of the people of the zone.
“For Ekpa to be promoting it against the directive of the
IPOB leader, Kanu shows that he is on a personal mission and should be
ignored,” Okwu added.
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