The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has said contrary to the stance of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, elections would hold in the South East.
The Nnamdi Kanu-led IPOB, has taken the position that elections will not hold in the the South-East states.
However, rising from its National Executive Council meeting in Enugu on Friday, MASSOB declared that the elections as scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, would take place in ‘Biafraland.’
A statement signed by the National Director of Information, MASSOB, Samuel Edeson, read in part: “The leadership of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, after a National Executive Council meeting presided by our leader, Uchenna Madu, at our headquarters in Awgu, Enugu State, which was attended by all the local government area, state and zonal coordinators, as well as national directors, unanimously agreed and declared that this year’s general elections of the Nigerian state would not be stopped or boycotted in Biafraland.
“MASSOB, having realised that Biafrans cannot forcibly impose our desires and interests on the people of Nigeria, and also in line with the principle of non-violence, unanimously agreed and resolved that the Nigerian state will conduct its political exercises, including general elections.
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“The Independent National Electoral Commission will be allowed to conduct elections in Biafra for our people that still believe in the Nigerian state.
“Nigerian elections will come and go irrespective of whoever wins at both national and state levels but we must continue with the struggle for the actualisation of Biafra despite internal and external distractions.
“MASSOB advises that other pro-Biafra groups that planned to boycott the elections are entitled to stay at home during elections days.
“Our people that still believe in the Nigerian project are free to participate in the electoral processes of Nigeria, including this year’s elections.”
MASSOB however stressed its commitment to the actualisation of the Biafran state “through the principle of non-violence and international diplomacy in collaboration with other progressive pro-Biafra groups.”
