Foremost human-rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, (Intersociety), on Thursday has called on South-East indigenes to ignore and discontinue the every Monday sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra which it said it has now been hijacked, defaced, coordinated and violently enforced.

The right group also asked the Indigenes to disregard the rantings of the Southeast ‘Sole Administrators’ (Governors) and other failed leaders including the so called “federal lawmakers representing the region”.

Intersociety in a statement jointly signed by its Principal Officers: Emeka Umeagbalasi, Chinwe Umeche Esq., Obianuju Igboeli Esq., Chidimma Udegbunam, Esq., explained that the sit-at-home order despite been a nonviolent and effective form of democratic free speech, devoid of offensive violence and guaranteed in the Nigerian democratic and human rights laws, it must not be made abusive including being recklessly, indiscriminately and violently.

Intersociety observed that the evolvement of present ‘IPOB renegades’ bears patterns and trends of ‘MASSOB renegades’ of 2005 to 2006 in the Southeast particularly Anambra State who deviated from the original goals of MASSAOB or Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, believed to have been formed in USA back in 1995.

The right group while sending out warning to IPOB, said the leadership of Indigenous group must watch its back to avoid going the way of once revered, respected and popularly followed MASSOB.

The statement reads further: “IPOB must also regularly play a leading role in the present ICT powered market of ideas and intellectualism so as to trade, borrow and exchange. That is to say that the use of Sit-at-Home must be retained but only used or applied intellectually and timely so as to maximally achieve its targeted goals and reduce citizens’ socio-economic inconveniences and hardships. For instance, assuming a trial court decides tomorrow to grant accelerated and expeditious trial of Maazi Nnamdi Kanu leading to consecutive days of proceedings, does it mean that “Sit-at-Home will also be enforced consecutively on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday”?

Intersociety while asking the Indigenes to disregards comments of some nicknamed “Southeast Sole Administrators” (Governors), said none of them particularly Governors of Ebonyi and Anambra States has an iota of moral and leadership latitude to raise alarm or condemn the loss of tens of billions of naira occasioned by original or fake IPOB’s Monday Sit-at-Home.

It alleged that Anambra State Governor Obiano and his outgoing and ‘least performed Government’ have crippled the economy of the State using all manners of roadside touting and criminalities.

It also alleged that the Government has also presided over the near total, if not total collapse of the State’s road network, drainage and waste management systems.

“Under Gov Obiano’s nose, the giant $300m (N90b as it then worth in August 2018) expansive plant of the International Breweries was swept off the State and landed in Ogun State; likewise the loss of India owned Golden Oil Industry to neighboring Enugu State. In all, Anambra State loses at least 80% of its IGR to crooked Government officials and private individuals; thereby leaving the State in infrastructural sorry state and revenue drought. Another typical example is Onitsha Main Market, the State’s major trading hub and revenue base which is now a no go area, due to collapse of its major link roads: Niger Street, Bida Road, Old and New Market Roads are almost, if not totally cut off. Traveling to Enugu from Awka, Anambra State has become a nightmare, no thanks to failed roads and unchecked menace of soldiers stationed at its new and old roads.

In Ebonyi State and the entire Southeast, intersociety said the leadership of Gov Dave Umahi is continuously nightmarish to the Region and its People especially their territorial and human security which have never been threatened and undermined.

It added that to the extent that promotion of caliphate policies and undermining of Igbo interest has become the daily rosary.

Intersociety, however noted that though the 1999 Constitution is riddled with defects, adding that a popular and sensible Governor can still govern and develop his People and State well and independently without having to make himself a servant of the Caliphate or its praise singer, parroting day and night; thereby gravely undermining his people’s collective values, security and welfare.

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