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Disregard IPOB’s sit-at-home order, says Southwest Ohanaeze

- The southwest council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged Nigerians of Igbo extraction to disregard the sit-at-home order of the Independent People of Biafra on Saturday, February 16

- IPOB wants Ndigbo to boycott the presidential election, which will be held on Saturday, February 16

- Ohanaeze Ndigbo says Igbo's marginalisation and exclusion from power can only be corrected when Ndigbo use their PVCs wisely

Nigerians of Igbo extraction have been called upon by the southwest council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo to disregard the sit-at-home order of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) on Saturday, February 16, day of the 2019 presidential elections.

The call from the Igbo socio-cultural group was contained in a statement by the spokesman for the group, Prince Erondu Uche, The Nation reports.

Legit.ng notes that read: “After a critical analysis of the importance of the 2019 election to the Igbo nation, the Southwest executive council of Ohanaeze Southwest (SWEC) decided to meet to ensure that all eligible Igbo indigenes, who have their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), participate actively in the elections.

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“The marginalisation and unfair treatment meted to Ndigbo since the civil war has gotten to the peak where even gods weep for Ndigbo. The Federal Government has mercilessly dealt with the Igbo all these years. The only federal presence felt in Igbo land is that of Law enforcement agents. The agitations going on in every part of the country is because of our leader’s failure to unite the country.

“This marginalisation and exclusion from power can only be corrected when we all use our PVCs wisely. IPOB’s call to boycott the elections is unacceptable, and is targeted at increasing the sufferings of Ndigbo.

“We, therefore, call on Igbo to disregard the call by IPOB to be disfranchised. Our failure to use our PVCs to decide who rules Nigeria will bring more sufferings to our people. We encourage all Igbo to vote in the elections.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and his running mate, Peter Obi, were endorsed for the February 16 presidential election by the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

The endorsement which was signed by the organisation's president general, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, was contained in a communiqué issued on Thursday, January 24.

The communiqué was issued at the end of the Ime Obi Ohanaeze Ndigbo meeting which took place at the Nike Lake Hotel in Enugu, to further deliberate on the future of Ndigbo.

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