Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has clarified that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remains the leader of the secessionist organization and not Mazi Chika Edoziem.
Newsonline reports that IPOB said the clarification became necessary following misleading reports in some sections of the media that Edoziem had become its acting leader.
In a statement released on Tuesday, by IPOB Media Spokesman, Emma Power, IPOB said Mazi Chika Edoziem remains the Director of State and not IPOB Acting leader.
IPOB in the statement stated that Edoziem will be in charge of the day-to-day running of the organization until their leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is released from detention.
The statement read in part, “We, the global movement and family of IPOB under the command and leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, condemn the useless and fabricated media propaganda and blackmail from some media houses that IPOB has another or acting leader replacing our indefatigable liberator and prophet Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“Those peddling this kind of lies are those criminals who zoo gutter media are publishing this to confuse the weak-minded people.
“We want everybody to bear in mind that Mazi Chika Edoziem is the head of IPOB Directorate of State and not IPOB Acting Leader.
“There was never a time that Emma Powerful, the Publicity Secretary of IPOB issued any statement purporting that our Leader had been replaced by Mazi Chika Edoziem as IPOB Acting Leader.”
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Describing the report of change of leadership as mischievous, Powerful added, “The said statement was the handiwork of mischievous elements bent on causing confusion in IPOB.
“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 had become the Acting Leader of IPOB.
“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.”
