By Cajetan Mmuta
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned what has been described as “useless and fabricated media propaganda and blackmail from some media houses” that it has another acting leader replacing Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
It stated that those “peddling the lies are those criminals publishing the lies to confuse others.”
Director of Media and Publicity of IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful in a statement to newsmen on Tuesday insisted that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remains the leader of the group.
The declaration by IPOB is contrary to reports in the media that Mazi Chika Edoziem had replaced Kanu in acting capacity.
Powerful said, “We want everybody to bear in mind that Mazi Chika Edoziem is the head of IPOB Directorate of State, DOS and not IPOB Acting Leader.
IPOB said there was never a time that Emma Powerful the Publicity Secretary of IPOB issued any statement purporting that Kanu had been replaced by Mazi Chika Edoziem as IPOB Acting Leader.
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According to the body, “It is unfortunate that some mischievous elements twisted an unambiguous statement by IPOB where we clarified that in the meantime that our Leader is in detention, the Head of DOS, Mazi Edoziem will be providing direction on the day to day activities of IPOB. We never said that Edoziem has become the Acting Leader of IPOB.”
It said, “For the avoidance of doubts, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remains the Leader of IPOB. The entire IPOB family all over the world is loyal to him. IPOB has no Acting Leader. Chika Edoziem is only the Head of DOS of IPOB not the leader.”
“We, therefore, urge our family members, supporters, friends and members of the public to ignore the misleading and mischievous media report.”
