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From: Okey Sampson, Umuahia
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has told Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo to be mindful of his threat to penalize citizens who choose to remain indoors on Mondays.
This is even as the pro Biafra group has condemned what it described as dangerous lie carefully constructed to justify the continued detention and conviction of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
A statement signed by the group’s Spokesperson, Emma Powerful, drew the attention of Soludo that the Mondays sit-at-home is a symbolic act of solidarity with their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who he said is being unlawfully detained by enemies of the Igbo race.
The statement read in part, “Governor Soludo, as a man who parades the title ‘Professor,’ should be the first to recognise the elementary democratic principle called civil disobedience—a peaceful refusal to cooperate with policies and conditions viewed as unjust.
“If businessmen, traders, students, professionals, elders and youths voluntarily choose to sit at home on Mondays as a silent protest against the continued detention and persecution of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, that is their right. It is not a crime. It is not rebellion. It is not an offence.
“A government that turns peaceful protest into punishable misconduct is simply declaring war on the people’s dignity.”
Going further the statement added,
“Governor Soludo must not pretend he does not understand what is happening. Nobody is deceived.
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“The frustration in Igboland is deep. The anger is justified. The pain is historic. And the Monday sit-at-home is a token expression of that collective burden.
“But instead of confronting the injustice that fuels agitation, the Governor has chosen the weak and disgraceful route of harassing his own people—to be seen as ‘loyal’ by Abuja power brokers who have shown nothing but contempt for Igbo lives and Igbo dignity.
“The sit-at-home is voluntary. It is a choice. It is a personal and collective statement of solidarity. People who stay home on Mondays do so because they believe sacrifice is part of the struggle for justice and freedom.”
IPOB advised Gov Soludo to focus on the mandate he begged the people of Anambra State to give him, adding that
until the injustice is addressed, every Monday will remain a day of silent protest, not by decree, not by violence, but by conscience.
Meanwhile, IPOB has condemned what it described as dangerous lie carefully constructed to justify the continued detention and conviction of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
In a statement, the group said those who planted the lies, confused the public, silenced questions, and drowned the truth in propaganda but that no lie lasts forever.
IPOB said it was on the premise of the lies that Justice Omotosho tried and convicted Kanu.
