The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) announced on Saturday that Mondays in the South East zone will now be designated as “Economic Empowerment Days.” Emma Powerful, the group’s spokesman, revealed this in a statement issued on Saturday.
The goal, according to the pro-Biafran organization, is to empower the people to mobilize resources and methods to reverse the region’s dramatic loss in the economic, educational, and social sectors caused by the protracted sit-at-home.
According to Powerful, the move followed the comprehensive cessation of all types of sit-at-home in the entire South-East, as mentioned in Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s handwritten letter, which was made public a few days ago through his lawyer Alloy Ejimakor.
The statement read, “Following the total cancellation of all forms of sit-at-home in the entire South-East, as clearly and unequivocally stated in Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s handwritten letter. He has therefore directed the people, to henceforth, set aside every Monday as an ‘Economic empowerment day’ in the entire South-East.
“Economic Empowerment Day connotes a day set aside for mass mobilisation 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, the people 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.
“Through education, employment, health services, sense of identity and community, our people and indeed, the Eastern region can begin to thrive and grow.
“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.
“This Economic Empowerment Day implies that Biafrans are expected to devote significant time to adhere to their routine calendar schedule template strictly and uninterruptedly to make up for the humongous time lost to the activities of misguided enforcers of unsanctioned Monday sit-at-home order.”
The group emphasized that Kanu’s handwritten letter, which carried his message of cancelling sit-ins around the South-East, was never written under pressure, compulsion, or influence of any kind.
“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 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.
“Therefore, enough is enough. It is time we consolidate efforts to rebuild our once-envied Eastern region,” the group added.
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