Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), says Igbo Presidency will not end the ongoing agitation for the Republic of Biafra.
YaahooJournalist reports that Kanu this comment during his second broadcast of the month on Radio Biafra on Monday, October 7.
During the broadcast, Kanu maintained that those clamouring for Igbo Presidency in 2023 are wasting their time.
Kanu’s statement came at the time Pa Ayo Adebanjo, an elder statesman said giving the 2023 Presidency to the South East will solve the Biafra agitation issue.
Like Pa Adebanjo, several Igbo groups including the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), have urged other ethnic groups in Nigeria to support the Igbo presidency in 2023 with the belief that it would end the agitation for a sovereign state of Biafra.
Speaking on the possibility of this happening during his Monday broadcast, the IPOB leader noted that the claim that Igbo Presidency will stop his group and others from agitating for Biafra does not hold water.
“The idea that the Igbo presidency will end the agitation for Biafra is nonsense.”
Giving more reason for his stance against Igbo Presidency, Kanu stressed that the Presidency coming to the South East in the year 2023, will not make the lives of those living in the region any better, arguing that the Northern region of the country, has the presidency but still has beggars, banditry, and camps for Internally Displaced Persons, IDP.
“Having the presidency will not make your life better, the North has the presidency but has beggers, banditry, and IDP camps,” Kanu added.
The IPOB leader further stated that the: “Igbo presidency is a dream, it’s like second Niger bridge and Ogoni cleanup.”
