Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has urged residents of South-East to ignore Simon Ekpa’s declaration of a
Several groups, individuals and state governments have also condemned the sit-at-home, lamenting its economic implications on the zone.In a statement obtained by LEADERSHIP, 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.His words, “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.
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