Ubah Reveals What Will Happen If IPOB Declares 'No Election In Anambra'

Ubah, who represents Anambra South in the upper legislative chamber, made this known on Monday in an interview with BBC Pidgin.

IPOB had threatened that no election would hold in the entire South-East zone (Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi and Abia states) till it achieved its agitation for secession from the Nigerian state.

Scores of police stations, offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission and other government institutions had been burnt by rampaging hoodlums in the past few months. Though security agents had fingered members of IPOB's military wing, the Eastern Security Network, as masterminds of the attacks, the proscribed group had denied the allegations.

Speaking on the worsening security situation in the South-East and how it could affect the November governorship election in Anambra, Ubah said, "We will talk to our brothers - the IPOB people, they should not say no election because if they say so, they will be imposing something we don't want.

"So, we have to tell them the importance. We know they have power but let them pipe down for us to do this election because if we don't do this election proper, there will be trouble. Anambra is the head of Igbo Nation.ÔÇØ

When asked what the sit-at-home order by IPOB had caused Anambra, Ubah said, "You cannot estimate (it), the trauma also is so much. The truth about it is that our governors should wake up and engage with IPOB.

"It is IPOB that gave such order; talk to them, tell them that we are losing. We are agitating, we must fight for our brother but we can't also be fighting for our brother and suffering our people.ÔÇØ

Continuing, the senator said, "I believe in Nigeria entity, I believe also that we, the Igbos, through the instrumentality of our state governments, can make Igbo a mini-nation inside the nation.

"We have everything as contained in the Nigerian constitution as a legitimate state, a state that can make what we want. I don't think unless I change the name of the state; I believe that the more I get from Nigeria, I can now partner with our brothers abroad to bring the aspirations and what they want in the state.ÔÇØ

Ubah also noted that South-East politicians were working on a political solution to resolve the case of the detained IPOB leader.