The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has warned criminal elements threatening to scuttle the Imo State gubernatorial election scheduled for November 11, 2023 to desist.
Leader of MASSOB, Uchenna Madu who handed the warning in a statement he issued to newsmen on Thursday regretted that some people he described as disgruntled elements have disguised in the name of the Biafra struggle to scare away electorates.
Madu said “They use the name of Biafra for trading in an unknown and non existing Biafra portfolios as Biafra Prime Minister, Biafra Republic Government in Exile, Biafra De facto government etc.
“MASSOB as the foremost and pioneer Movement for Biafra actualisation adopting the principals of non violence will never support any disguised or subtle move or strategy in deceiving the people of Biafra. Friendly enemies and saboteurs of Biafra will never succeed”.
He also added “The same self acclaimed leaders of modern Biafra introduced “No Census” slogan in Igbo land during the last census in Nigeria, our people mistakenly harkened to it, the result later relegated Ndigbo to a third class citizens in Nigeria.
“In 2019, they instigated Ndigbo that there will be no election in Igbo land,, many resorted to the deceitful declaration and burnt their voter’s cards. Two days to the 2019 presidential election, the deceived were told that an agreement has been signed and dusted.
“Now, they have started again in Imo state declaring that there will be no election in Imo state with threats of killing and maiming our people, putting the electorates in fears and creating artificial tensions. They also promised to address the Imo State residents before the gubernatorial election.
“In 2019, they instigated Ndigbo that there will be no election in Igbo land,, many resorted to the deceitful declaration and burnt their voter’s cards. Two days to the 2019 presidential election, the deceived were told that an agreement has been signed and dusted.
“Now, they have started again in Imo state declaring that there will be no election in Imo state with threats of killing and maiming our people, putting the electorates in fears and creating artificial tensions. They also promised to address the Imo State residents before the gubernatorial election.
Credit: Daily Sun