Election Must Hold Says Obi of Onitsha

More kicks have been given to the planned
election boycott ordered by the leader of
the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

New among the notables to speak against
the order is the Obi Onitsha, Igwe Alfred
Nnaemeka Achebe, who dismissed the
order, stating that the election must hold
and no one could stop it from happening.
Igwe Achebe who is also the Chairman of
Anambra State Traditional Ruler’s Council
made the statement when the State
leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo led by
Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene visited him in
his palace, today, Wednesday.

His words:

“The election is for us not for
the entire country. You cannot have a
referendum in one part of the country
without carrying other parts of the country
along and the government must support
and sponsor it before it will be organized
and not curving out some part of the
country for the referendum. The election
must hold and nobody or group of persons
will stop it. Nobody should come to the
state to cause unnecessary tension”.

“Our people should come home to invest in
industry, factory, build schools and
hospitals that will be beneficial to our
people. We need non partisan strong
institution to create good environment for
development. I commend the new
Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership both at the
national and state level for their efforts
within six months to unite Ndigbo” Achebe
stated.

In his remarks, the State Ohanaeze
Chairman, Chief Okeke-Ogene said they
visited the traditional ruler to show respect
and to carry the traditional institution
along in whatever they do as custodian of
culture in Igbo land.

“There is nothing will do without you. If
there is any case that is beyond us, we will
consult you for advise and possible
resolution. Obi of Onitsha is bridge
between the people and the government
and his throne is falling point for Ndigbo,
Onitsha culture is a complete and standard
that other Igbo land emulates”.

He said that the group had already
condemned the call by IPOB leader to
boycott governorship election in the state,
saying that election must hold “Nobody
who fought war will like to fight again. So
we should be fighting war of sense and not
physical war to being Ndigbo into the main
stream in the country.”

Igbobia