Stop Using IPOB For Cheap Political Points, Nnamdi Kanu’s Family Warns Abia Politicians

The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has warned politicians in Abia State against using IPOB’s name to score cheap political goals.

The group gave the warning days to the judgement of the Abia State governorship election petition tribunal which affirmed the election of Governor Alex Otti as the duly elected governor of the state.

This was in response to a press briefing by a group who accused Governor Alex Otti of sponsoring IPOB to cause terror in the state ahead of the judgment on October 6.

Nnamdi Kanu’s family warned that instead, efforts should be concentrated on how to release the Biafra agitator.

Speaking for the family, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu said the allegation that IPOB was being sponsored to cause mayhem in Abia was false and baseless.

“What they are doing is out of desperation. If they have problem of leadership in the state, they should go and sort it out, they should stop dragging IPOB into their hopelessness so to speak.

“Those who sponsored the press conference must have an ulterior motives, their intention would have been to rubbish Otti, but if Otti has won election, he has won election and there’s nothing anybody can do about it, but they should not bring IPOB into this issue.

“For what reason will IPOB attack any judge for doing his work? They should stop using IPOB’s name to score cheap political goals.

“Those saying Otti was sponsoring IPOB to cause trouble in the state, Which IPOB? What proof do they have to that?

“Over the years, IPOB has not been interested in their election, we don’t meddle into elections. Our target is referendum and the freeing of Kanu and stop the flouting of court orders, that’s all”.

The younger Kanu said the IPOB which his brother leads has nothing to do with LP or Otti, adding that trying to link IPOB with Otti is out of desperation.

He said since his brother has remained the centre of gravity, and on numerous occasions, the Federal Government had flouted court orders, he would have thought the group’s press conference should have focused on that and not discussing IPOB, Labour Party, and Otti.

“Nnamdi Kanu is currently in detention on civil ground, not even on criminal ground, so, I was thinking the group would have been fair enough to speak about this matter that has dragged this country to the mud all the time and not to be talking about frivolities”, Emma said.