MASSOB DENIED SUPPORTING APGA OR ENDORSING WILLIE OBIANO The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has denied claim that it has adopted All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Anambra State. MASSOB leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, who spoke through the Director of Information, Uchenna Madu, debunked earlier assertion that the movement is supporting APGA candidate, Chief Willie Obiano, as its preferred candidate. The group was reacting to a statement credited to one Nnaemeka Okeke who signed off as its Director of Communication, that MASSOB is backing APGA as a show of respect for the late Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. However, the leadership of the self- determination group said there was no time it declared its support for APGA or urged Ndi’gbo to throw their weight behind the party for whatever reason and on whatever guise. The MASSOB spokesman further disclosed that, in fact, there is nobody in its fold known as Nnaemeka Okeke, adding that the office he claims to be representing does not even exist in the MASSOB structure. He, therefore, warned the public to disregard the statement credited to the said Okeke, as he is not one of them and so cannot represent them. “MASSOB sees the statement published in some national dailies credited to one Nnaemeka Okeke who purportedly said that MASSOB is supporting APGA and as such, has urged Ndi’gbo to support the party, as a tissue of lies from particular desperate politicians who want to drag the name of MASSOB to the mud and for ridicule because of their selfish interests,” Madu clarified. He further said: “We neither have anybody known with that name nor have the office he claimed he is representing, as the only office authorized to speak for MASSOB is Director of Information and not Director of Communication. Therefore, the statement couldn’t have come from MASSOB” Madu, therefore, said that, any moment from now, the movement will unveil its candidate to Ndi- Anambra, stressing that they have not adopted a particular candidate. “MASSOB has not made its choice of who becomes the governor of Anambra State known to anyone, but we shall do that in due course and that is why we saw the need to put the records straight as it concerns who becomes the next governor of this state. “We still have not lost respect for our great leader, Ikemba Nnewi and Ezeigbo Gburugburu, whose legacies included but not limited to APGA. However, as it stands now, MASSOB is not in any way giving a definite answer or stand on weather it is supporting the party or not but that will be made soon,” he added. He further tackled the said Okeke for allegedly asserting that the group has said that the need for Ndi- Anambra to root for APGA cannot be over- emphasized because Ojukwu is the founder/ national leader of APGA, and that besides, APGA is one of Ojukwu’s legacies that must be jealously protected. “MASSOB has not called on Ndi’Anambra and Ndi’gbo in general to continue to support APGA to uphold Ojukwuism and Ojukwu’s legacy any where they may find themselves on the ground that Ojukwu, as the father and oracle of Ndi’gbo, must be respected, honoured and appreciated without reservation” He said the Okeke statement, which earlier contended that every tribal region in Nigeria has its own political party that protects their cultures, traditions, pride and social values did not come from MASSOB fold and therefore should be disregarded. Early in the week, beside the claim that MASSOB had picked APGA as its party for the Anambra election next week, Nnaemeka Okeke had said in a press statement published in some national dailies that: “Any political party without Igbo root and blood is anti-Igbo. We can never sacrifice the pride, culture, identity, language and traditions of Ndi’gbo to Yoruba/ Hausa-Fulani just to satisfy few Igbos who sold their conscience to our enemies. “Enough is enough to those who secretly opened our doors to our enemies who can never allow our Igboism to flourish in their own land”
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 21:32:28 +0000
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