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Some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday announced a new decision to pursue their agitation through a political process.
According to details made available to Daily Independent via press release, the group said that moves are ongoing to form a political wing designed to bring the right balance in the fight for the wellbeing of Ndigbo.
The new political wing consists of prominent members of the organisation who are exploring opportunities to end the marginalisation of Ndigbo through political involvement.
The leadership of the group in a statement signed by its spokesman, Mazi Nwachukwu Emereonye, noted that the reason for floating the new wing is to enable collective efforts and engagement aimed at getting the best solution to the problem of Ndigbo in Nigeria.
Emereonye, in the statement, said that they intend to explore a common ground and close the gap between the political class and the common class in the South East and beyond.
According to the group, IPOB, since its inception has not been able to find a common ground with politicians in the South-East region.
“With this political wing, the people who want political solution to the problem of the region can come in and get the job done,” Emereonye said.
They also said that the political wing will do more about convincing the people to embrace politics and sensitise them on the need to get involved.
, “We have decided to make public the political wing of IPOB, we have been on this journey for quite some years, but we now believe this is the right time to kick off.
“We want to give our people the platform to try another means.
“We have seen what is happening in Gaza and Lebanon, armed struggle is proving quite harder to execute. So, there are millions of people that don’t want such scenarios, they want a stable Igbo nation.
“You take a look at what happened with Scotland, we can try that model and start getting it right. We want to save our people from being condemned to one option, which is do or die, we seriously want options to be on the table.
“We are open to suggestions and discussions on the way forward with our Facebook page IPOB Political Wing and will publicise our contact lines and physical office for smooth running of affairs”, Emereonye said.
