- Okporie Nkama, the leader of the Biafra Independence Movement in Abia south, urged the group’s members to come out enmasse on November 18 and cast their vote
- Urging his members not to sell their rights, Nkama stated that failure to vote would impede the democratic process in Anambra state
- The BIM leader also stated that there would be an outbreak of anarchy in the state, if the election does not hold
A pro-Biafra group led by Ralph Uwazurike, the Biafra Independence Movement (BIM) , has separated itself from calls made by the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), for a boycott of the Anambra governorship election scheduled to take place on November 18.
According to reports, BIM stated that the development of Anambra state would be hampered, if the boycott order is obeyed.
It also said that the order was anti-Igbo.
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The group’s position was stated by Okporie Nkama, BIM leader for the Abia south zone, during a press conference in Aba.
According to Nkama, the group has directed its members who are registered voters in Anambra to ensure that democratic governance continues in the state, by trooping out in large numbers to vote on that day.
Noting that BIM was totally against the IPOB order, Nkama stated: “When you boycott the election, you are selling your rights”.
Nkama also revealed that BIM had taken steps to alert people against being deceived, by embarking on ‘sensitization visits’ to people all over Anambra state’s 21 Local Government Areas.
The BIM leader also stated that if the election does not hold, Anambra state would witness an outbreak of anarchy.
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that an open letter was written by an aspirant for the governorship seat in Anambra state contesting on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming election Comrade Eze Harris Chuma, to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu.
Chuma informed Kanu that his methods would impede the actualization of Biafra, even while congratulating him on his efforts to give his kinsmen a sense of belonging.
Watch this NAIJ.com TV video about Nnamdi Kanu's agitation for Biafra so far