In a statement by its Secretary General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, and sent to DAILY POST on Tuesday, against the backdrops of the planned exercise by the pro-Biafra group, Ohanaeze, maintained that the planned one week sit-at-home declared by the group was gradually having severe and destructive impacts on the genuine quest of the people to enhance and harness the economic potentials of the southeast for her development.
The pro-Biafra group had insisted to shut down the entire Igboland as parts of demands, for unconditional release of its detained leader, Onyendu Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently facing treasonable felony charges before Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako-led Federal High Court in Abuja.
The Engr Chidi Ibe-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo, revealed that proponents of sit-at-home are envoys, on a move to destroy the only remaining assets(commerce) of the Igbos, in the face of external detractors, regretting that southeast had recorded exits of local and foreign investors from the region in the last two months, which, according to the group, created high level of unemployment, loss of jobs and disruption of the academic calendar, as the Ndigbo must cease it henceforth.
The highest socio-cultural group, noted with dismay that, the fact that successive and current Nigeria system had treated south-easterners in bad morality and faith, we must not resort to path of self destruction, advising the people of the southeast not to affiliate with those he alleged, remotes Ndigbo from overseas.
According to the Igbo body, “proponents of sit-at-home are not observing the exercise at abroad where they residents. In Asia, Europe, and America, ndigbo are wiser now than before. No more sit-at- home. We are in support of out-of-court settlements that will make Nnamdi Kanu regain his freedom, not through absurd enslavement of the people with the one week planned sit-at-home exercise”.
Ohanaeze further rechoed the call for genuine dialogue between internally displaced Igbo politicians and the people, especially, to end the revolt against the elites.
It said, “We observed that Igbos’ loyalty to non state actors has been abused, as they have pounced on the confidence of Ndigbo, through the absurdity of sit-at-home, and which also is conceived to obliterate the established investments in region owned by southeast elites and politicians. These proponents of sit-at-home are not local investors, entrepreneurs and importers. The idea of sit-at-home is geared towards the destruction of targeted established investments of corrupt politicians and elites since they are without any visible investments.
“The past sit-at-home by IPOB had destroyed the academic activities, small businesses, and artisans who depend on daily trade and services to feed their households. IPOB leaders don’t have any visible investments in the southeast, they are only using Ndigbo as baits and pawns against the Igbo political class especially on Anambra elections. The consequences of their actions might be detrimental and pernicious to the point where federal government will eventually deploy the super tuscon fighter jets to the southeast, in pretense to quell the fallout from the one week sit-at-home. Ndigbo should henceforth break from the local siege of proponents of sit-at-home without investments in the southeast zone”, the apex body concluded.
The Engr Chidi Ibe-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo, revealed that proponents of sit-at-home are envoys, on a move to destroy the only remaining assets(commerce) of the Igbos, in the face of external detractors, regretting that southeast had recorded exits of local and foreign investors from the region in the last two months, which, according to the group, created high level of unemployment, loss of jobs and disruption of the academic calendar, as the Ndigbo must cease it henceforth.
The highest socio-cultural group, noted with dismay that, the fact that successive and current Nigeria system had treated south-easterners in bad morality and faith, we must not resort to path of self destruction, advising the people of the southeast not to affiliate with those he alleged, remotes Ndigbo from overseas.
According to the Igbo body, “proponents of sit-at-home are not observing the exercise at abroad where they residents. In Asia, Europe, and America, ndigbo are wiser now than before. No more sit-at- home. We are in support of out-of-court settlements that will make Nnamdi Kanu regain his freedom, not through absurd enslavement of the people with the one week planned sit-at-home exercise”.
Ohanaeze further rechoed the call for genuine dialogue between internally displaced Igbo politicians and the people, especially, to end the revolt against the elites.
It said, “We observed that Igbos’ loyalty to non state actors has been abused, as they have pounced on the confidence of Ndigbo, through the absurdity of sit-at-home, and which also is conceived to obliterate the established investments in region owned by southeast elites and politicians. These proponents of sit-at-home are not local investors, entrepreneurs and importers. The idea of sit-at-home is geared towards the destruction of targeted established investments of corrupt politicians and elites since they are without any visible investments.
“The past sit-at-home by IPOB had destroyed the academic activities, small businesses, and artisans who depend on daily trade and services to feed their households. IPOB leaders don’t have any visible investments in the southeast, they are only using Ndigbo as baits and pawns against the Igbo political class especially on Anambra elections. The consequences of their actions might be detrimental and pernicious to the point where federal government will eventually deploy the super tuscon fighter jets to the southeast, in pretense to quell the fallout from the one week sit-at-home. Ndigbo should henceforth break from the local siege of proponents of sit-at-home without investments in the southeast zone”, the apex body concluded.
I just dey pity the easterners. Try are destroying their economy and no viable investor would want to go there for now
ReplyDeleteThey will use their own teeth to bite off their tail.
DeletePrime example of when common sense is not common.
I just dey pity the easterners. They are destroying their economy and no viable investor would want to go there for now
ReplyDeleteDon't mind them.
DeleteTonia
They should actually check if this Nnamdi Kanu guy is igbo as his arrival has increased death and destruction in the South East.
ReplyDeleteHow can you tell people that are largely self employed to be sitting at home everytime when the so called IPOP leaders abroad are living large with their own families and working or doing business everyday.
Does this mean that they can only warn and do nothing afterward🤔.Is anyone guaranteeing protection if we choose to disobey the sit at home?
ReplyDeleteEveryone is just fed up with tur whole nonsense happening in this country 😒🙄😑
ReplyDeleteNot only abroad. Proponents of the sit at home in other states do not sit at home.
ReplyDeleteGbam. They full Lagos and PH
DeleteThey all have shops abroad selling everyday even on Sundays.
DeleteExactly! I only wish Igbo's will stand up to them but unfortunately people are scared of their lives. Those proponents are busy working their ass out in the other states but instigating war in South Eastern states.
ReplyDeleteIf only the people will rise against this ipob nonsense!
ReplyDeleteWith all these sit at home brouhaha I'm wondering how people living in the east are coping. Are they truly sitting
ReplyDeleteThey want to hand Anambra to APC
ReplyDeleteWho, IPOB abi
DeleteThis is the only blog where you read comments by highly intelligent people, the south east is seriously bleeding but the Igbo nation in diaspora care less about their home based people because of their selfish and greedy interest,even the UN and their once ally in southern Cameron are disassociating themselves from the Biafra struggle
ReplyDeleteKeep security agencies on the road and warn them seriously on harrasing people,then you will see the people moving around and going about their business..My area is heavily guarded and to be truthful, the policeman from the SF have been nice and courteous and I move around the area alone on sit at home days.
ReplyDeleteWell, a word is enough for the while, according by Tuface.
ReplyDeleteTuface must face his babymama wahala and leave politics (anywhere belle face) mr cancelled protest .
ReplyDeleteWe in the South East are tired of the harassment and nonsensical extortion in our roads. Ohaneze ndi oshi (nzuzu)should eat the small change they collected from the Boohari government in peace and leave us alone.
When their sons, daughters and mothers are killed they won't issue any statement. Even some of the ottelectuals will start speaking grammar blowing hot and cold.