Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has directed that henceforth every Monday be set aside as an “Economic Empowerment Day (EED)” following the cancellation of all forms of sit-at-home in the entire Southeast.
Recall that Kanu had through a handwritten letter recently published by his special counsel Alloy Ejimakor, cancelled the participation of all sit-at-home in the region.
As a follow-up to the recorded acceptability and massive compliance with the directive, the IPOB leader has further directed Southeast residents to set aside every Monday as an “Economic Empowerment Day(EED)” to recover lost glory.
Disclosing this on Saturday in a statement, the IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful noted that there was an unprecedented decline in the economic, educational, and social needs of the people occasioned by the prolonged sit-at-home.
“Economic Empowerment Day (EED) connotes a day set aside for mass mobilization of Biafrans, to devote their resources and means towards reversing the sharp and unprecedented decline in the economic, educational, and social needs of our people occasioned by the prolonged sit-at-home.
“During this exercise, Biafrans are encouraged to embark on the massive deployment of their resources for the empowerment of the educationally disadvantaged and poverty-ridden population of our people.
“There is an urgent need to reclaim our lost glory by embarking on empowering Biafrans with the resources they need to live beyond mere subsistence as our people are known globally for hard work, resilience, and great achievements.
“Also, the implication of this Economic Empowerment Day (EED) is that Biafrans are expected to devote significant time to adhere to their routine calendar schedule template strictly and uninterruptedly with a view to making up for the humongous time lost to the activities of misguided enforcers of unsanctioned Monday sit at home order.”
He also said that Kanu was never coerced to cancel the sit-at-home.
“It is pertinent to use this medium to make an important fundamental clarification to the effect that Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s handwritten letter, which conveyed his message canceling sit-at-home to the misguided elements hitherto enforcing sit-at-home in the entire Southeast, was never written under any duress, compulsion, or influence of any kind. Onyendu is very firm and unshaken.
According to him, “Anybody questioning the authenticity of the handwritten letter suspending further Monday sit-at-home is patently dishonest and not worthy to be called a Biafran.
“Anybody who claims to know Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will also know that nobody will be courageous enough to coerce him to do anything that will jeopardise the restoration of Biafra.”
