- Some Imo state residence say the visit of Nnamdi Kanu to the state brought economic benefits to them
- Pro-Biafra supporters say that the huge turnout recorded during Kanu’s visit is evidence that a referendum had been conducted
- Meanwhile, ex-Abia state governor Orji Uzor Kalu predicts that the agitation by IPOB for Biafra under Nnamdi Kanu is not possible
A resident of Imo state, Chima Mbata, has claimed that he got healed of his two days headache after he sighted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu on Friday, July 28.
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Naij.com recalls that Nnamdi Kanu had visited Owerri the Imo state capital to educate the people on the need to boycott all elections in Biafra territories until the Nigerian government announces a date for the Biafra referendum.
Speaking of his encounter with the IPOB leader, Chima Mbata 28, from Nkwerre local government area, Imo state, said that he got healed after sighting Kanu in the crowd, Vanguard reports.
Chima said: “I was in the House and my mother called me to come out and see Nnamdi Kanu, at Orlu road roundabout, I told her that I can’t come because I was not feeling fine.
“But she insisted, then I managed to come out immediately I saw Kanu, I was healed. I become stronger and joined other young men in the struggle.”
Other residents of the state said Kanu’s visit had huge economic benefit as they made record sales during the period.
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"I made up to 11, 500, I have never realised this type of money before as a pure water seller, to the extent that there was no where you can get pure water," a sachet water seller, who preferred the name, Juliana Ugo said.
Some pro-Biafra supporters said the huge turnout recorded during Kanu’s visit was evidence that a referendum had been conducted going by the crowed that thronged out to welcome their leader.
Meanwhile, ex-Abia state governor Orji Uzor Kalu has predicted that the agitation by IPOB for Biafra under its leader Nnamdi Kanu is not possible and so Igbos should face how to win the presidency.
According to reports, Orji Kalu made this prediction in a statement in Lokoja, Kogi state capital on Saturday, July 29 when he visited the central state to deliver a lecture at an Igbo gathering.
He said: “We must fix Nigeria to work for all inclusive of all aspiration of all. We (Igbo) have made progress but it is not yet Uhuru for us.
“This is not the time to pop champagne but a time for conscious reflection on the road we have passed, where we are and where we intend to be in the years ahead.
“As Igbos, we must stop listening to people who says Biafra is possible. If we want Biafra we must first ensure that referendum is included in the constitutional review.
In the video below, NAIJ.com TV takes a critical look at Nnamdi Kanu and the struggle for the actualisation of the Republic of Biafra.