Ohanaeze Hails IPOB Over Their Decision To Cancel The One Week Sit-At-Home

The Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has commended the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for cancelling the one week sit-at-home earlier scheduled to take effect from November 5, 2021 to November 10, 2021. It was earlier reported that the IPOB had in a statement on Thursday by its spokesman, Comrade Emma Powerful, announced that the one-week sit-at-home was cancelled following interventions from eminent religious and traditional leaders from the South-East.

It also urged Anambra voters to go out en masses on Saturday 6th November 2021 and cast their votes. Reacting the development, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, hailed the IPOB for once again heeding to the voice of reason.

In a statement signed by the President-General, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, he said the development was in the best interest of the entire Igboland.

According to his words; “We are delighted over the cheering news that the IPOB has cancelled the one-week sit-at-home, which we earlier said would be of great consequence on the entire Igboland. It is a thing of joy that the IPOB has finally looked at the larger picture by cancelling this action.

“We also commend the Uchenna Madu led Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) for standing firm over the Saturday Anambra Governorship election. At this point, we re-echo our appeal to our people to go out en-masses and cast their votes for their preferred candidate in the Anambra guber election,” Ohanaeze Ndigbo President-General, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike stated.