By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
President, Igbos for Progressive Nigeria (IPAN), Lawrence Onuzulike, has said that IPOB’s sit-at-home order if carried out will result to a declaration of a state-of emergency in Anambra by the federal government.
He stated this at a press conference in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Sunday.
Onuzuluike wondered how a group that had claimed to be marginalised would, on its own volition, deny the people it claimed to be representing a basic right as election.
He said, “Our major concern in IPAN is for the Federal Government to accord Kanu the desired dignity as he is being tried. I was in Abuja during the last court session; I was very close to Nnamdi that day that if I had wanted to take pictures with him, I would have done so.
“I came in from abroad partly because of that case. From what I saw, the Federal Government is not handling him badly. He looked healthy and refreshed than even when he was free. The security personnel at the court allowed him to fraternise and take pictures with his family members and friends.”
Onuzuluike added, “IPAN strives very hard to bring Ndigbo back to great reckoning in the Nigerian political space by building political, cultural and intellectual bridges and alliances with key stakeholders across different geopolitical zones.
“Part of IPAN’s strategy is to reawaken the Igbo to take wise and strategic political decisions that will entrench the Igbo race firmly in the Nigerian political fabric.
“The forthcoming Anambra governorship election slated for November 6, 2021 provides an auspicious opportunity for the Igbo to make a bold statement.
“If Ndigbo desire to get more out of Nigeria and produce a president of Igbo extraction, we must show that we believe in the unity of this country and can be trusted with power to transform this nation and heal the land.”
