The immediate past Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas
Okorocha, has declared that he will not hesitate to join the Indigenous People
of Biafra, IPOB, if the Nnamdi Kanu-led group is able to convince him to do so.
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The former governor, now the lawmaker representing Imo North
at the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly, said that he is yet
to find out what IPOB is looking for.
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Okorocha, who admitted knowing members of the organisation
added it is his duty to have a chat with them as a father.
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He, however, said that they must convince him on why he must
join IPOB and where it is taking Igbos to.
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"In the first place, IPOB is not different from other
similar groups from other parts of the country, but it is just the packaging
and name that have always been the problem,ÔÇØ he was quoted by Sun.
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"I don't know what we plan to achieve by isolating ourselves
from the rest of the country. And until IPOB answers the question, the leaders
might not know how to handle it.
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"When you say IPOB, are they trying to call for another
sovereign nation? If they want to use this as a way of correcting certain
injustices meted to the Igbo, then they should change the name to start with.
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"When Oduduwa, Arewa or Niger Delta youths talk, they don't
call for a sovereign nation. For Igbo to become a country of their own, they
have to think about the consequences.
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"Personally, I don't think it is good for the Igbo to become
isolated from other nations and tribes in this country.
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"Although the young men may have grievances, they should
package them properly for the world to understand what they are fighting for.
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"To be honest with you, I don't know what IPOB is looking
for till date. I don't know what the agenda of IPOB are and where they are
planning to take Ndigbo to.
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"The leaders seem to have kept quiet for too long. As our
children, we need to guild them and let them know that they cannot be talking
about sovereignty within a nation.
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"What programme do they have in the first place? What has
IPOB done about the Igbo killed in South Africa? Is it not surprising that they
have not done anything?
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"I challenge all the Igbo to return from South Africa, India
and other parts of the world, converge on Onitsha market and let us see what
will happen.
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"I don't think the Igbo need IPOB at this point; it is
rather a distraction that is not good for our political future. It might be the
reason we are not doing well politically, yet we are adding more danger to it.
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"They are our children; we love them and need to bring them
closer. So, it is the failure of leadership in Igboland that should be blamed.
We are not showing good leadership to these boys.
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"They are children and look at how they attacked Ekweremadu,
but how have the attack or threat to other political leaders solved the problem
of Igbo in Nigeria?
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"How has it corrected the problem of marginalisation of Igbo
in Nigeria? They are beating up people in the name of IPOB in Owerri, Aba and
other towns, but how has that solved the problem?
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"I think IPOB is rather waging war against ourselves which
should not be. I am looking forward to meeting with them anytime to address
this issue and if they convince me, I will follow them and if I convince them,
they should follow me.
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"Can we have a meeting where the Igbo will meet with these
IPOB, MASSOB and those other associations to find a common ground because
whether they are bad, good or evil, they are our brothers, children, sons and
daughters?
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"I cannot lay claim that I don't know them because they are
Igbo and it is my duty to have a chat with them as a father. They must convince
me on why I must join IPOB and where it is taking us to.
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"I have told them to join APC because through APC, Igbo man might become president and if they have contrary view, they can look for alternative. IPOB needs to explain where they want to take Ndigbo to.ÔÇØ (DP)
